Dan Flavin (1933–1996) and Will Insley (1929–2011)

March 6 to May 24, 2024
Dan Flavin, Will Insley

Dan Flavin (1933-1996)
Prints and Drawings and some Letters

Dan Flavin's work is currently on display at Kunstmuseum Basel in a major retrospective and we are delighted to present the complementary exhibition "Dan Flavin. Prints, Drawings and some Letters" at Annemarie Verna Gallery.

A modest testimony to Dan Flavin's considerable interest in works on paper and to the role of the handwritten text as a form of aesthetic expression and as a defining element of a work of art.

 

Will Insley (1929-2011)
Drawings, Photographs and Fragments of Abstract /Buildings/

Still on view is “Will Insley. Drawings, Photographs and Fragments of Abstract /Buildings/”, the artists third solo show at the gallery after exhibitions in 1974 and 1976.

He dedicated over 50 years to creating paintings, drawings, writing, models and photomontages based on his investigation of a theoretical civilization and focus on its single metropolis, ONECITY, a labyrinthine structure buried in the central North American plains.

Read the Press Release here.

 

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Installation views

 				Dan Flavin,  				Will Insley, Dan Flavin (1933–1996) and Will Insley (1929–2011)

Installation view room 1

 				Dan Flavin,  				Will Insley, Dan Flavin (1933–1996) and Will Insley (1929–2011)

Installation view room 4

 				Dan Flavin,  				Will Insley, Dan Flavin (1933–1996) and Will Insley (1929–2011)

Installation view office room

 				Dan Flavin,  				Will Insley, Dan Flavin (1933–1996) and Will Insley (1929–2011)

Installation view office room

 				Dan Flavin,  				Will Insley, Dan Flavin (1933–1996) and Will Insley (1929–2011)

Installation view office room

 				Dan Flavin,  				Will Insley, Dan Flavin (1933–1996) and Will Insley (1929–2011)

Installation view room 1

 				Dan Flavin,  				Will Insley, Dan Flavin (1933–1996) and Will Insley (1929–2011)

Installation view room 1

 				Dan Flavin,  				Will Insley, Dan Flavin (1933–1996) and Will Insley (1929–2011)

Installation view room 1

 				Dan Flavin,  				Will Insley, Dan Flavin (1933–1996) and Will Insley (1929–2011)

Installation view room 1

 				Dan Flavin,  				Will Insley, Dan Flavin (1933–1996) and Will Insley (1929–2011)

Installation view room 2

 				Dan Flavin,  				Will Insley, Dan Flavin (1933–1996) and Will Insley (1929–2011)

Installation view room 2

 				Dan Flavin,  				Will Insley, Dan Flavin (1933–1996) and Will Insley (1929–2011)

Installation view room 2

 				Dan Flavin,  				Will Insley, Dan Flavin (1933–1996) and Will Insley (1929–2011)

Installation view room 2

 				Dan Flavin,  				Will Insley, Dan Flavin (1933–1996) and Will Insley (1929–2011)

Installation view room 3

 				Dan Flavin,  				Will Insley, Dan Flavin (1933–1996) and Will Insley (1929–2011)

Installation view room 3

 				Dan Flavin,  				Will Insley, Dan Flavin (1933–1996) and Will Insley (1929–2011)

Installation view room 4

 				Dan Flavin,  				Will Insley, Dan Flavin (1933–1996) and Will Insley (1929–2011)

Installation view room 4

 				Dan Flavin,  				Will Insley, Dan Flavin (1933–1996) and Will Insley (1929–2011)

Installation view room 4

 				Dan Flavin,  				Will Insley, Dan Flavin (1933–1996) and Will Insley (1929–2011)

Installation view room 4

Works

Dan Flavin / Dan Flavin Gianfranco in Saint James  1985 12.6 x 7.6 cm Ballpoint pen on paper

Dan Flavin
Gianfranco in Saint James

1985
12.6 x 7.6 cm
Ballpoint pen on paper

Dan Flavin / Dan Flavin a young black man  Sheet from the Portfolio «...in March, in Oakland (to Francesco Guardi)» 1978 Paper: 31.8 x 27.3 cm Etching on Arches satiné paper Ed. 25 Crown Point Press

Dan Flavin
a young black man

Sheet from the Portfolio «...in March, in Oakland (to Francesco Guardi)»
1978
Paper: 31.8 x 27.3 cm
Etching on Arches satiné paper
Ed. 25
Crown Point Press

Dan Flavin / Dan Flavin Second Sails (to James Abbott McNeill Whistler)  1978 each: 28.3 x 37.8 cm Portfolio with 8 drypoint etchings Ed. 10 Crown Point Press

Dan Flavin
Second Sails (to James Abbott McNeill Whistler)

1978
each: 28.3 x 37.8 cm
Portfolio with 8 drypoint etchings
Ed. 10
Crown Point Press

Dan Flavin / Dan Flavin ... in March, in Oakland (to Francesco Guardi)  1978 each: 31.8 x 27.3 cm Portfolio with 9 etchings on Arches satiné paper Ed. 25 Crown Point Press

Dan Flavin
... in March, in Oakland (to Francesco Guardi)

1978
each: 31.8 x 27.3 cm
Portfolio with 9 etchings on Arches satiné paper
Ed. 25
Crown Point Press

Dan Flavin / Dan Flavin Untitled  1985 12.6 x 7.6 cm Ballpoint pen on paper

Dan Flavin
Untitled

1985
12.6 x 7.6 cm
Ballpoint pen on paper

Dan Flavin / Dan Flavin untitled (to Jan and Ron Greenberg)  1972/1973 (2-parts) each: 43,2 cm x 559 cm Ink, pencil and colored pencil on paper

Dan Flavin
untitled (to Jan and Ron Greenberg)

1972/1973
(2-parts) each: 43,2 cm x 559 cm
Ink, pencil and colored pencil on paper

Dan Flavin / Dan Flavin untitled (to Jan and Ron Greenberg)  1972/1973 (2-parts) each: 43,2 cm x 559 cm Ink, pencil and colored pencil on paper

Dan Flavin
untitled (to Jan and Ron Greenberg)

1972/1973
(2-parts) each: 43,2 cm x 559 cm
Ink, pencil and colored pencil on paper

Dan Flavin / Dan Flavin untitled (to Tea)  1970 44 x 57 cm Pencil, colored pencil and ink on paper

Dan Flavin
untitled (to Tea)

1970
44 x 57 cm
Pencil, colored pencil and ink on paper

Dan Flavin / Dan Flavin Sailboat  1986 35.5 x 28 cm Charcoal on sandpaper

Dan Flavin
Sailboat

1986
35.5 x 28 cm
Charcoal on sandpaper

Dan Flavin / Dan Flavin Sailboat  1986 35.5 x 28 cm Charcoal on sandpaper

Dan Flavin
Sailboat

1986
35.5 x 28 cm
Charcoal on sandpaper

Will Insley / Will Insley Channel Space Reverse Photo  1968/1972 75.5 x 75.5 cm Photomontage

Will Insley
Channel Space Reverse Photo

1968/1972
75.5 x 75.5 cm
Photomontage

Will Insley / Will Insley Channel Space Spiral Plan-Section  1968 75.5 x 75.5 cm Pencil on paper

Will Insley
Channel Space Spiral Plan-Section

1968
75.5 x 75.5 cm
Pencil on paper

Will Insley / Will Insley Channel Space Spiral Photo  1968/1972 75.5 x 75.5 cm Photomontage

Will Insley
Channel Space Spiral Photo

1968/1972
75.5 x 75.5 cm
Photomontage

Will Insley / Will Insley Channel Space Offset Isometric  1969 75.5 x 75.5 cm Pencil on paper

Will Insley
Channel Space Offset Isometric

1969
75.5 x 75.5 cm
Pencil on paper

Will Insley / Will Insley Channel Space Offset Plan-Section  1969 75.5 x 75.5 cm Pencil on paper

Will Insley
Channel Space Offset Plan-Section

1969
75.5 x 75.5 cm
Pencil on paper

Will Insley / Will Insley Volume Space 2 Photo  1969 75.5 x 75.5 cm Photomontage

Will Insley
Volume Space 2 Photo

1969
75.5 x 75.5 cm
Photomontage

Will Insley / Will Insley Passage Space Mountain Isometric Section  1972 75.5 x 75.5 cm Pencil on paper

Will Insley
Passage Space Mountain Isometric Section

1972
75.5 x 75.5 cm
Pencil on paper

Will Insley / Will Insley  Installation view with different Wall Fragments (see next images)

Will Insley
Installation view with different Wall Fragments
(see next images)

Will Insley / Will Insley Wall Fragment No. 75.11  1975 41 x 41 x 4.8 cm Wall Fragment No. 75.14  1975 41 x 41 x 4.8 cm Wall Fragment No. 75.17  1975 41 x 41 x 4.8 cm all: acrylic on masonite  

Will Insley

Wall Fragment No. 75.11
1975
41 x 41 x 4.8 cm

Wall Fragment No. 75.14
1975
41 x 41 x 4.8 cm

Wall Fragment No. 75.17
1975
41 x 41 x 4.8 cm

all: acrylic on masonite

 

Will Insley / Will Insley Wall Fragment No. 75.10  1975 41 x 20.5 x 4.8 cm Wall Fragment No. 75.13  1975 41 x 20.5 x 4.8 cm Wall Fragment No. 75.16  1975 41 x 20.5 x 4.8 cm all: acrylic on masonite

Will Insley

Wall Fragment No. 75.10
1975
41 x 20.5 x 4.8 cm

Wall Fragment No. 75.13
1975
41 x 20.5 x 4.8 cm

Wall Fragment No. 75.16
1975
41 x 20.5 x 4.8 cm

all: acrylic on masonite

Will Insley / Will Insley  Wall Fragment No. 75.1  1975 41 x 20.5 x 4.8 cm Wall Fragment No. 75.4  1975 41 x 20.5 x 4.8 cm Wall Fragment No. 75.7  1975 41 x 20.5 x 4.8 cm all: acrylic on masonite  

Will Insley

Wall Fragment No. 75.1
1975
41 x 20.5 x 4.8 cm

Wall Fragment No. 75.4
1975
41 x 20.5 x 4.8 cm

Wall Fragment No. 75.7
1975
41 x 20.5 x 4.8 cm

all: acrylic on masonite

 

Will Insley / Will Insley  Wall Fragment No. 75.2  1975 41 x 41 x 4.8 cm Wall Fragment No. 75.5  1975 41 x 41 x 4.8 cm Wall Fragment No. 75.8  1975 41 x 41 x 4.8 cm all: acrylic on masonite  

Will Insley

Wall Fragment No. 75.2
1975
41 x 41 x 4.8 cm

Wall Fragment No. 75.5
1975
41 x 41 x 4.8 cm

Wall Fragment No. 75.8
1975
41 x 41 x 4.8 cm

all: acrylic on masonite

 

Will Insley / Will Insley Passage Space Spiral (Reverse?) Photo – Interior Detail  1970/1971 75.5 x 75.5 cm Photomontage

Will Insley
Passage Space Spiral (Reverse?) Photo – Interior Detail

1970/1971
75.5 x 75.5 cm
Photomontage

Will Insley / Will Insley Passage Space Spiral Isometric Detail  1972 75.5 x 75.5 cm Pencil on paper

Will Insley
Passage Space Spiral Isometric Detail

1972
75.5 x 75.5 cm
Pencil on paper

Will Insley / Will Insley Stage Space, Reduce Elevation  1967/1973 75.5 x 75.5 cm Pencil on paper

Will Insley
Stage Space, Reduce Elevation

1967/1973
75.5 x 75.5 cm
Pencil on paper