icon IV (the pure land) (to David John Flavin 1933-1962), 1962, reconstructed 1969 Flavin, Dan white Formica with daylight fluorescent light box: 113 x 113 x 28.3 cm; light fixture: 9.2 x 61 cm
Composition:
Icon IV consists of a single two-foot (60 cm) length of white fluorescent tubing attached along the top of a square support of white formica. Flavin dedicated this work to his twin brother, who died of polio while it was being finished.
