Dan FlavinUntitled (Corner Piece) 1969

Flavin made a number of works intended to be shown in corners, engaging directly with the
architecture of the gallery. This particular corner piece is the second of an edition of five, the
customary edition size for Flavin’s smaller works. The size of the work was determined so that
the fluorescent light tubes could be fastened in the centre only without having to be anchored to
the floor. The artist rejected any symbolic significance of the cross figuration, insisting that it was simply a form that made good use of the corner.