Dan Flavin (April 1, 1933 - November 29, 1996) was an American minimalist sculptor who created sculptural objects and installations from ordinary fluorescent light fixtures. These works, which he called "icons", have been attibuted with helping to start the Minimalism movement in 1963, though Flavin himself would have frowned on such a thought. Flavin studied Art History for a short time at the New School for Social Research, and drawing and painting at Columbia University.

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• The Dan Flavin Art Institute

• Actual exhibitions with Dan Flavin on Artfacts Dan Flavin's works are widely shown in various exhibitions and permanent collections in museums and art galleries throughout the world.