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Dan Flavin

Dan Flavin, Untitled (to Hans Coper, Master Potter), 1990 Cool white fluorescent light, Four elements: 96 inches each (h) (243.8 cm)

Dan Flavin, Untitled (to Hans Coper, Master Potter), 1990

Cool white fluorescent light, Four elements: 96 inches each (h) (243.8 cm)

Dan Flavin, the nominal three (to William of Ockham), 1963 Daylight fluorescent light, Dimensions variable, edition of 3© 2016 Stephen Flavin/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Dan Flavin, the nominal three (to William of Ockham), 1963

Daylight fluorescent light, Dimensions variable, edition of 3
© 2016 Stephen Flavin/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

About

Dan Flavin was born in Jamaica, NY in 1933 and died in Riverhead, NY in 1996. Major retrospectives of his work have been organized by the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa (1969), St. Louis Art Museum (1973), Kunsthalle Basel (1975), Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles (1989), Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin (1999), and Dia Foundation for the Arts (traveled, 2004–07). The Dan Flavin Art Institute was established in 1983 in Bridgehampton, New York.

Museum Exhibitions

Installation view, Dan Flavin / Donald Judd: Doha, Qatar Museums Gallery–Al Riwaq, Doha, October 25, 2023–February 24, 2024. Artwork © Judd Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: © Florian Holzherr

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Dan Flavin / Donald Judd
Doha

October 25, 2023–February 24, 2024
Qatar Museums Gallery–Al Riwaq, Doha
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This exhibition focuses on the shared engagement of material, color, and form between Dan Flavin (1933–1996) and Donald Judd (1928–1994). Curated by Michael Govan and Jennifer King and organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in collaboration with Qatar Museums, the show features works spanning the 1960s through the 1990s, drawn from the collection of Qatar Museums as well as other institutions, private collections, the Dan Flavin Estate and the Judd Foundation.

Installation view, Dan Flavin / Donald Judd: Doha, Qatar Museums Gallery–Al Riwaq, Doha, October 25, 2023–February 24, 2024. Artwork © Judd Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: © Florian Holzherr