"monument for V. Tatlin"

A luminous tribute to Vladimir Tatlin's proposed design for the monument to the Third International (1920), Dan Flavin's "monument" for V. Tatlin builds on its predecessor's bold dynamism and utopian energy. Both a homage and a reinterpretation, it is an iconic work in Flavin's oeuvre and in American Minimalism. 

Between 1964 and 1982, Dan Flavin made several sculptures referring Tatlin's project, which was never built. To the 400-meter high revolving spiral that was to be the monument to the Third International, Flavin opposes a work made with neon tubes purchased off the shelf. His tribute highlights the strong influence Russian Constructivism had on him. 

"monument" for V. Tatlin was first shown in 2006 at the Where Are We Going? exhibition at Palazzo Grassi, in Venice.