Monument 7 for V. Tatlin
by Dan Flavin
Artist
Dan Flavin
(USA, 1933 - 1996)
Alternate Title
- Monument 7 för V. Tatlin
Date1964
MediumFluorescent light tubes, fixtures
Dimensions244 x 66,5 x 10 cm (96 1/16 x 26 3/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
ClassificationSculptures
Credit LineDonation 1973 (New York Collection)
Countries
Object NumberNMSK 2165
CollectionsThe New York Collection
The artwork is not on display
About the artworkWhat is architecture? What is sculpture?
Vertical neon lights form an upwards-striving facade. Simple. Few shapes. Straight up and down. And it shines, with a white fluorescent light. This sculpture never needs to be lighted. Instead it spreads its own light, influencing the room. Architecture is not merely the form and construction of a building, it is a matter of creating space. Nor is sculpture just something to put in a suitable place. Sculpture always carries on a dialogue with the room. In Dan Flavin's Monument 7 for Vladimir Tatlin sculpture and architecture are blended to make something that operates in space - exactly like in Vladimir Tatlin's Monument to the 3rd International, a model of which is also on show at the Museum. But where Tatlin's tower is a dreamer's utopia from the early days of the industrial society, Flavin's sculpture is a perceptive greeting from an aging industrial society that has become introvert.
Selected exhibition history Jan Håfströms urval ur MM:s samlingar (1994-1995) Moderna Museet, Stockholm New York Collection for Stockholm (1973) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Ny presentation av samlingen (2000-2002) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Samlingsutställning 2004 - 2011 - I vår tid (2004 - 2011) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Moderna Museet c/o Malmö Konsthall (2003) Malmö Konsthall Objekt och kroppar i vila och rörelse (den 26 september 2015 - den 12 juni 2016) Moderna Museet, Stockholm SPEKTAKULÄRA TIDER 60-talet ur Moderna Museets samling (den 26 december 2009 - den 27 februari 2011) Moderna Museet Malmö The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Moderna Museet c/o Malmö Konsthall : [Malmö Konsthall : 8 februari - 4 maj 2003]New York Collection for Stockholm : Moderna Museet : oktober 27 - december 2, 1973
Vertical neon lights form an upwards-striving facade. Simple. Few shapes. Straight up and down. And it shines, with a white fluorescent light. This sculpture never needs to be lighted. Instead it spreads its own light, influencing the room. Architecture is not merely the form and construction of a building, it is a matter of creating space. Nor is sculpture just something to put in a suitable place. Sculpture always carries on a dialogue with the room. In Dan Flavin's Monument 7 for Vladimir Tatlin sculpture and architecture are blended to make something that operates in space - exactly like in Vladimir Tatlin's Monument to the 3rd International, a model of which is also on show at the Museum. But where Tatlin's tower is a dreamer's utopia from the early days of the industrial society, Flavin's sculpture is a perceptive greeting from an aging industrial society that has become introvert.
Selected exhibition history Jan Håfströms urval ur MM:s samlingar (1994-1995) Moderna Museet, Stockholm New York Collection for Stockholm (1973) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Ny presentation av samlingen (2000-2002) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Samlingsutställning 2004 - 2011 - I vår tid (2004 - 2011) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Moderna Museet c/o Malmö Konsthall (2003) Malmö Konsthall Objekt och kroppar i vila och rörelse (den 26 september 2015 - den 12 juni 2016) Moderna Museet, Stockholm SPEKTAKULÄRA TIDER 60-talet ur Moderna Museets samling (den 26 december 2009 - den 27 februari 2011) Moderna Museet Malmö The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Moderna Museet c/o Malmö Konsthall : [Malmö Konsthall : 8 februari - 4 maj 2003]New York Collection for Stockholm : Moderna Museet : oktober 27 - december 2, 1973