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Nature 440, 152 (9 March 2006) | doi:10.1038/440152a; Published online 8 March 2006
Science in culture: Seeing the light
Martin Kemp1
The US artist Dan Flavin (1933–96) made his lightworks predominantly using standard fluorescent tubes in five colours: red, yellow, blue, pink and green, as well as shades of white. These prosaic objects seem to provide only a basic means to achieve a limited end.
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