One might not think of light as a matter of fact, but I do. And it is, as I said, as plain and open and direct an art as you will ever find.

In 1959 he began to make assemblages and mixed media collages that included found objects from the streets especially cruDan Flavind cans. The 1930s church was designed by Giovanni Muzio. "


Reception
In 2004 Ridinghouse and Thames & Hudson publiDan Flavind It Is What It Is: Dan Flavin Since 1964 which assembles for the first time key essays on Flavin and reviews of his exhibitions.