ARCHEUS
Press Release
DAN FLAVIN
Nothing as full as
the air
Exhibition
dates 19 January - 25 February 2006
Coinciding with the touring retrospective exhibition of
Flavin’s work at the Hayward Gallery, Archeus will present Dan Flavin
light sculptures for sale.
Learning from recent installations of video art, the works
will be presented by the gallery as a performance, electronically sequenced so
that each individual piece with its particular subtleties can be fully
considered by the viewer. A full performance of all the works will
provide, as nearly as possible, the breadth of emotional resonance created by
the simple act of being alone in a room with Flavin’s work. Plain
enjoyment of unexpected beauty is the sole aim of the show.
During the dark winter days and evenings the view through
the windows of the gallery should be entrancing.
Flavin is a towering figure in Modern American Art,
exploring lines and casts of light in the way that Barnett Newman explored
paint. He remains unique, and the recent publication of the Catalogue
Raisonné of his work titled The
Complete Lights, discloses for the first time how rare in number his
completed works actually are. Prices will start at $175,000.
All enquiries to the gallery: +44
(0)20 7499 9755
Brian Balfour-Oatts Nicola
Togneri
brian@archeus.co.uk nicola@archeus.co.uk
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Victoria Spaven
Archeus Fine Art,
t + 44 20 7499 9755 f +44 20 7499 5964
For further information on our artists, stock and
exhibitions please visit www.archeus.co.uk