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Usually reviled by esthetes, fluorescent light tubes become art in Dan Flavin's elegant constructions, the subject of a traveling retrospective currently at the Hayward Gallery in London through 2 April. His sublime use of color (restricted to only a few shades) and minimalist arrangements were often dedicated to people or events, such as untitled (in memory of my father D. Nicholas Flavin) (pictured), which is exclusive to the London exhibit. The show features over 50 of his lightworks and also includes drawings, sketches, early collages, a group show of Flavin-influenced light artists, and a commissioned "soundscape" by the public art collective Greyworld that can be downloaded from Hayward's website. From London, the retrospective travels to Paris, Munich and then Bilbao.
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Jeff Bark's newest works are the subject of his solo show, Woodpecker, at the Michael Hoppen Contemporary Gallery in London; it's his second show at the gallery. Bark's newest works are so multilayered it makes my brain hurt—in the best way possible. The photos feel like part diorama, painting and film. His involved process includes constructing a pond-like set that took over a month...
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If you're in London over the next week, then come dusk, you'll see the projections by Jenny Holzer gracing some of the city's better-known buildings, like City Hall, Somerset House and The Barbican. Holzer's now in her fifties, and cut her teeth in 1970s New York, where she posted her truisms all over the city. Since then her "high-class graffiti," as its been called,...
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