NO SHOW MUSEUM

i Daniel Buren

Closed Show, 1968

* 1938 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Lives and works in Boulogne-Billancourt

French Artist

Known for: Sculptures and Installations with vertical stripes in public space. The vertical stripes (8.7 cm wide, alternating between white and color, applied onto a variety of architectural conditions, shapes and materials) are Buren's trademarks.

Notable work: Les Deux Plateaux, 1985-1986.

Art historical context: Abstract minimalism, Conceptual art, Institutional critique, Analytical painting

Exhibited works

Closed Show, 1968.

2nd | B

During his first solo exhibition, the gallery was closed. Daniel Buren had sealed the entrance to Galleria Apollinaire in Milan with green and white stripes.

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