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The Art of...Fluorescent Lights?

The Art of...Fluorescent Lights?

Originally broadcast July 17, 2005, on Hello Beautiful!
Helyn Goldenberg—Chair, Sotheby's Midwest
Edward Lifson—Editor, Arts, Architecture, and Culture; Chicago Public Radio

What makes Dan Flavin's fluorescent light tube installations more artistically “enlightening” than industrial office decor?

Former Museum of Contemporary Art director Helyn Goldenberg explores Flavin's mastery of the medium and recalls his 1967 career-launching exhibit at the MCA.

Dan Flavin: A Retrospective continues through October 30, 2005, at the Museum of Contemporary Art.

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