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I like my use of light to be openly situational in the sense that there is no invitation to meditate, to contemplate.

Dan Flavin

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Dan Flavin
Age: 63 †
Born: 1933
Born: April 1
Died: 1996
Died: November 29
Architect
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Draftsperson
Drawer
Installation Artist
Painter
Sculptor
New York City
New York
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