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I finished early today from my freelance gig and after some delicious white bean soup, made a bee line to see Dan Flavin at the David Zwirner gallery. I enjoyed the exhibit much more than I anticipated. The fluorescent bulbs, ever present, feel more atmospheric in this particular exhibit in comparison to the work that I’ve seen previously. The geometric, vertical arrangements radiate a soft glow that completely encompasses the area where it exists. In the first gallery space I went to, Pink & Gold light originally made for an exhibit in 1967 and shown in photo above, was so warm, buttery, and yet channeled the pop rock colors of the 80’s cartoon Jem.
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In the large gallery space various arrangements and strips of light bath what were white walls in fluorescent variants. I found myself thinking of the primary colors of Jessica Stockholder relevant in painted and found objects.
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I became green in a room featuring blue and yellow.
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The final room I entered features a “fence” of neon squares that nearly divide the space in two. Wandering slowly I was delighted to find an opening before the far wall and slipped through to get a better perspective of the white blue light in comparison with the neighboring red.
Lovely.
Dan Flavin: Series and Progressions will be on view at David Zwirner until December 23rd.
xo
— Posted from my iPhone
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