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Dan Flavin: Grids at David Zwirner Hong Kong

exhibition · 2026-05-31

An exhibition of Dan Flavin's grid works, titled 'Dan Flavin: Grids', is currently on view at David Zwirner's Hong Kong Gallery through September. The series began in 1976 and includes works dedicated to his dealer, Leo Castelli. The grids range in scale from monumental to intimate, and are seen as statements about Minimal art and its diversity. The author first encountered Flavin's fluorescent works in 1969 at the Whitney Museum of American Art, and reflects on the enduring intrigue of his use of commercial lighting.

Key facts

  • Exhibition 'Dan Flavin: Grids' is on view at David Zwirner's Hong Kong Gallery through September.
  • The grid series began in 1976.
  • Many works are dedicated to Leo Castelli, Flavin's dealer.
  • The grids range in scale from monumental to intimate.
  • The author first saw Flavin's fluorescent works in 1969 at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
  • Flavin's work uses commercial lighting, raising questions of art versus hardware.

Entities

Artists

  • Dan Flavin
  • Constantin Brancusi

Institutions

  • David Zwirner
  • Whitney Museum of American Art
  • Leo Castelli
  • David Zwirner New York
  • David Zwirner Hong Kong
  • Estate of Dan Flavin

Locations

  • Hong Kong
  • China
  • Greater China
  • New York

Sources