an Flavin began work with fluorescent light tubes from the early 1960s on arranged in
so-called 'situations' he would then further develop them into series and large-scale
installations. The colours and dimensions of the materials he used were prescribed by
industrial production. Flooded in light viewers themselves become part of the works: The space
along with the objects within it are set in relation to each other and thus become immersive
experiences of art triggering sensual almost spiritual experiences. Flavin liberated colour
from the two-dimensionality of painting. The catalogue places emphasis on looking at Flavin's
oeuvre in a less familiar setting: His pieces although initially without clearly recognisable
signature frequently make reference in their titles to concrete events such as wartime
atrocities or police violence or are dedicated to other artists - as in the work untitled.
Text: Text: Aden Kumler Simon Baier Elena Degen Jules Pelta Feldman Josef Helfenstein Aden
Kumler Daniel Kurjakovic Arthur Fink Olga Osadtschy Mechtild Widrich.
