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James Elkins, E.C. Chadbourne Chair of Art History, Theory, and Criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, joins Donato Loia, the 2019-2020 Vivian L. Smith Fellow at the Menil Collection, for a conversation about Dan Flavin’s "untitled (to Barbara Wool)," 1970, and the complicated relationship between art, religion, and spirituality in the twentieth century. Currently installed in the Menil Collection as part of the modern and contemporary art galleries, "untitled (to Barbara Wool)"—one of Flavin’s iconic works—showcases themes often found in his art: the use of light and mass-produced fluorescent tubes, the rise of industrial materials to the status of art, and the implicit reference to a religious aesthetic.

In Dialogue is the Menil Collection’s new series of live, online conversations. Menil curators are joined by notable scholars, artists, and art professionals for engaging discussions about the museum’s collection, current exhibitions, and ideas shaping contemporary discourses about art. All programs are free and open to everyone.

Video: Zainob+Mathew Create
Photos: Paul Hester; Hickey-Robertson, Houston
Production: BEND Productions
All artworks by Dan Flavin © Stephen Flavin / Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Public Program of The Menil Collection, Houston, TX. July 29, 2020.