Dan Flavin, Fluorescent Light Sculpture Artist
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Dan Flavin was an American artist known for his sculptures created using fluorescent light bulbs. He was a key artist in the development of minimalism.
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Dan Flavin's 'Icon' Constructions on Display in Bridgehampton - The New York Times
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Dan Flavin and the Abstract Light Installations
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When Dan Flavin Saw the Light
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Live Now on Artnet Auctions: A Fluorescent Dan Flavin Light Fixture That Affirms the Sculptor's Motto of 'Art is Thought
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Dan Flavin, Light installation, Minimalism, Color field
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Fluorescent Light Sculptures by Dan Flavin
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Dan Flavin: Corners, Barriers and Corridors
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Dan Flavin. Nine sculptures in fluorescent light, 1963-1981. Dia Art Foundation, The Dan Flavin Art Institute, Bridgehampton, New York, no date [2005?] - J.N. Herlin, Inc.
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Dan Flavin: cornered fluorescent light - Mana Contemporary
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Dan Flavin and Luminosity National Gallery of Canada
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Dan Flavin · SFMOMA
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Dan Flavin: Corners, Barriers and Corridors
Dan Flavin - Wikipedia
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Dan Flavin: A Retrospective