Dan Flavin
icon V (Coran’s Broadway Flesh), 1962
Oil on cold gesso on Masonite, porcelain receptacles, pull chains, and clear incandescent “candle” bulbs
31 5/8 x 31 5/8 x 9 7/8 inches (80.5 x 80.5 x 25.1 cm) including fixtures and lamp
Dan Flavin
Roses, 1962-1966
Terracotta flowerpot, white plastic light sockets, Aerolux Flowerlite
8 1/2 inches (21.5 cm) high, 5 1/2 inches (14 cm) diameter
Dan Flavin
the nominal three (to William of Ockham), 1963
Daylight fluorescent light
8 ft. (244 cm) high
Dan Flavin
the diagonal of May 25, 1963 (to Constantin Brancusi), 1963
yellow fluorescent light
8 ft. (244 cm) long on the diagonal
Dan Flavin
gold, pink and red, red, 1964
yellow, pink, and red fluorescent light
8 ft. (244 cm) long
Dan Flavin
alternate diagonals of March 2, 1964 (to Don Judd), 1964
Daylight and cool white fluorescent light
12 ft. (366 cm) long on the diagonal
Dan Flavin
"monument" 1 for V. Tatlin, 1964
cool white fluorescent light
8 ft. (244 cm) high
Dan Flavin
a primary picture, 1964
red, yellow, and blue fluorescent light
2 ft. (61 cm) high, 4 ft. (122 cm) wide
Dan Flavin
untitled (to the "innovator" of Wheeling Peachblow), 1966-1968
daylight, yellow, and pink fluorescent light
8 ft. (244 cm) square across a corner
Dan Flavin
greens crossing greens (to Piet Mondrian who lacked green), 1966
Green fluorescent light
First section: 4 ft. (122 cm) high, 20 ft. (609.6 cm) wide; second section: 2 ft. (61 cm) high, 22 ft. (670 cm) wide
Dan Flavin
monument 4 for those who have been killed in ambush (to P.K. who reminded me about death), 1966
Red fluorescent light
8 ft. (244 cm), 6 ft. (183 cm) deep
Dan Flavin
three sets of tangented arcs in daylight and cool white (to Jenny and Ira Licht), 1969
daylight and cool white fluorescent light
Installation view, Art Basel Unlimited, Switzerland, 2010,
room size: 9 ft. 6 in. x 24 ft. 8 in. x 37 ft. 3 in.
(290 x 752 x 1135 cm)
Dan Flavin
untitled (to Sonja), 1969
yellow and green fluorescent light
approx. 32 ft. (976 cm) long overall
left section: modular units, each made with two 4-foot (122 cm) vertical fixtures and two 4-foot (122 cm) horizontal fixtures
right section: modular units, each made with two 8-foot (244 cm) vertical fixtures and two 8-foot (244 cm) horizontal fixtures
Dan Flavin
untitled (to Barry, Mike, Chuck and Leonard), 1972-1975
yellow and pink fluorescent light
8 ft. (244 cm) high, in a corridor measuring 8 ft. (244 cm) high and 8 ft. (244 cm) wide; length variable
Dan Flavin
untitled (to a man, George McGovern) 2, 1972
Warm white fluorescent light
10 ft. (305 cm) high, 10 ft. (305 cm) wide
Dan Flavin
untitled (to Saskia, Sixtina, and Thordis), 1973
8 ft. (244 cm) high, width variable
8 ft. (244 cm) high, width variable
Dan Flavin
untitled (to Helga and Carlo, with respect and affection), 1974
blue fluorescent light
modular units, each made with two 4-foot (122 cm) vertical fixtures and three 4-foot (122 cm) horizontal fixtures; length variable
Dan Flavin
untitled (in honor of Harold Joachim) 3, 1977
pink, yellow, blue, and green fluorescent light
8 ft. (244 cm) square across a corner
Dan Flavin
untitled (to Piet Mondrian), 1985
red, yellow, and blue fluorescent light
8 ft. (244 cm) high
Dan Flavin
untitled (to Piet Mondrian through his preferred colors, red, yellow and blue), 1986
pink, yellow, blue, red, and daylight fluorescent light
80 modular units, each comprised of 2 ft. (61 cm) vertical fixtures adjacent to 16 in. (40 cm) circular fixtures; and four sections, running along the top of each wall: two sections, 36 ft. (1097.3 cm) wide; two sections, 60 ft. (1828.8 cm) wide