Installation shot Buchmann Galerie Berlin 2010

Daniel Buren uses striped fabric for this work, a similar material he used for his ground-breaking works in the 1960s. For this piece Daniel Buren uses his „visual tool“, the sign of white and color alternating stripes of exactly 8,7 cm in width, the unit of measure for all of his works. 
 
Flags hanging from the ceiling or alternatively on the wall. Ventilators blow air from the west, keeping the flags in continuous motion. The fleeting breeze creates their form. 
 
Daniel Buren’s intention is to make the context of the artwork visible to the spectator: space, light, color proportions but also to awaken the consciousness of the beholder. By altering perspectives, his work creates a true modification of the context. In institutions such as the Guggenheim Museum New York, the Grand Palais ,Paris, or most recently the Foundation Louis Vuiton in Paris Daniel Buren has created breathtaking installations. 
 
Daniel Buren’s work is in private and public collections all over the world. There are more than 80 permant installations worldwide. He was awarded the Golden Lion for his French Pavilion at Venice Biennale in 1986. In 2007 he received the Praemium Imperiale from Japan.