Dan Flavin's European Couples Series Assembled at Gagosian Le Bourget
From October 18, 2026, to April 3, 2027, Gagosian Le Bourget in France will present all nine pieces from Dan Flavin's European Couples series for the first time. Each square, measuring 244 centimeters on each side, honors different couples, such as Bruno Bischofberger and Christina (yellow) and Heiner Friedrich with Thordis Moeller (soft white). The series includes a spectrum of colors: yellow, pink, red, blue, green, and four variations of white. Five of the works come from Flavin's estate, while four are part of Friedrich's collection, which was previously shown at DASMAXIMUM before its closure in 2024. The installation, located in a building redesigned by Jean Nouvel, enhances the play of light. Flavin's work will also be on display at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.
Key facts
- Gagosian Le Bourget presents all nine European Couples works by Dan Flavin from October 18, 2026 to April 3, 2027
- This is the first presentation in France and only the third worldwide of the complete series
- The nine fluorescent tube works, each 244 cm per side, were created in the late 1960s and called "situations" by the artist
- Each work is dedicated to a couple of friends, including Bruno Bischofberger and Christina, and Heiner Friedrich and Thordis Moeller
- Five works come from the artist's estate, four from Heiner Friedrich's collection
- Friedrich's museum DASMAXIMUM in Traunreut, which housed the works, closed in 2024
- The exhibition takes place in a former industrial building transformed by Jean Nouvel
- A neighboring room shows six earlier untitled works, including untitled (for Charlotte and Jim Brooks), alongside two canvases by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Entities
Artists
- Dan Flavin
- Bruno Bischofberger
- Christina Bischofberger
- Heiner Friedrich
- Thordis Moeller
- Jean Nouvel
- Charlotte Brooks
- Jim Brooks
- Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Institutions
- Gagosian
- Gagosian Le Bourget
- DASMAXIMUM
- Dia Art Foundation
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
- Estate of Dan Flavin
- DASMAXIMUM KunstGegenwart
Locations
- Le Bourget
- France
- Traunreut
- Germany
- Munich
- Cologne
- New York
- United States
- Berlin
- Bilbao
- Spain