The Diagonal of May 25, 1963 (To Robert Rosenblum)

Dan Flavin, 1963

MEDIUMCool white fluorescent light

DIMENSIONSOverall: 96 in. × 3 5/8 in. (243.8 × 9.2 cm)

LOCATIONThe Metropolitan Museum of Art

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THE ARTIST

Dan Flavin 1933–1996 · United States

He turned hardware store fluorescent tubes into glowing minimalist sculptures that transform entire rooms.