Sculpture, 244 x 12 x 22 cm.
©image: M HKA
Collection: Collection M HKA, Antwerp (Inv. no. BK5966_M113).
Ed. 3/5
Dan Flavin ranks, along with Carl Andre and Donald Judd, as an undisputed master of American minimalism. Untitled consists of standard neon lights that are used as ready-mades. Flavin always employs finished industrial products to compose his sculptures or installations. Usually involved are fluorescent tubes that he assembles in varying ways. The fluorescent lamps do not undergo any sort of special handling or embellishment, they are mounted as they are and no component is hidden from view. This directness of presentation of materials is an important trait of Flavin’s art, namely reducing a sculpture to its essence. Untitled is a very spatial, contextual piece, and helps influence the environment it finds itself in. As a rule, Flavin’s work is mounted against a wall or is attached to it, so there is no question of a pedestal or frame. The impact on the surrounding space is major; the light throws shadows on the walls, blurring some of them while mixing with the room’s ambient light. When one gets used to the light the object then reveals itself in all its simplicity, and Flavin achieves this effect by the work’s subtle and precise positioning within the space.
Add to your list> Dan Flavin.
> Exhibition: EXTRA MUROS: Visite Bornem - Gedeelde Ruimte. CC Ter Dilft, Bornem, 03 May 2014 - 25 May 2014.
> Exhibition: EXTRA MUROS: DE INTERNATIONALE - Museum of Affects. Moderna Galerija, Ljubljana, 26 November 2011 - 29 January 2012.
> Exhibition: The collection XXXII – Personality Test + The Book Lovers. M HKA, Antwerpen, 07 December 2012 - 21 April 2013.
> Exhibition: EXTRA MUROS: Visite Diest. M HKA & Stad Diest, Diest, 27 November 2014 - 21 December 2014.
> Exhibition: Museumnacht: Topstukken in de nacht . M HKA , Antwerp, 01 August 2015.
> Exhibition: The Collection. M HKA, Antwerpen, 28 April 2017 - 31 December 2021.
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> Ensemble: M HKA_DEFAULT_WORKS.
> Ensemble: Collectie Vlaamse Gemeenschap.
> Ensemble: NUCLEUS.
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> Ensemble: Statements and Corner Pieces.