Dan Flavin: A Retrospective
October 23–24, 2004
East Building Auditorium
Held in conjunction with the exhibition
Dan Flavin: A Retrospective
Illustrated lectures and panel discussion
Panel moderator: Jeffrey Weiss, curator and head, modern and contemporary art, National Gallery of Art
Planning a Retrospective of Situational Art
Michael Govan, Dia Art Foundation
"in cool white..." or "infected
with a blank magic"
Alex Potts, University of Michigan
Space and Speed in Flavin: Minimalism, Pop Art and Mondrian
Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe, Art Center College of Design
Nocturama: Flavin's Light Diagrams
Briony Fer, University College, London
Flavin's Limited Light
Anne Wagner, University of California, Berkeley
Dan Flavin and the Catastrophe of Minimalism
Hal Foster, Princeton University
Panel discussion
Panel moderator: Jeffrey Weiss, curator and head, modern and contemporary art, National Gallery of Art
Those who knew and worked with Flavin at various times in his career share their memories and experiences.
Tiffany Bell, Flavin Studio
Steve Morse, Flavin Studio
Michael Venezia, painter