Daniel Buren : artiste des bandes et des lieux

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Daniel Buren

Daniel Buren est une figure majeure de l’art contemporain international. Reconnu pour ses œuvres in situ, il conçoit ses créations en interaction avec les lieux qu’elles investissent. Son « outil visuel », des bandes alternées de couleur et de blanc de 8,7 cm de large, est devenu sa signature artistique.

Daniel Buren

A work linked to its environment

From the 1960s onwards, Daniel Buren adopted a minimalist approach, reducing painting to its “zero degree”. By co-founding the BMPT group, he rejects academic conventions to highlight the importance of the exhibition space. His works transform the spaces they inhabit, whether museums or public spaces.

Les Verrières de Buren or the art of light

Daniel Buren

Emblematic achievements

Among his landmark creations, Les Deux Plateaux (1986), better known as the “columns of Buren”, in the main courtyard of the Palais Royal in Paris, illustrate his interactive approach. He has also left his mark on prestigious venues such as the Grand Palais in Paris (Monumenta, 2012), the Guggenheim Museum in New York, and public spaces in Naples, Seoul and Malaga.

An unclassifiable artist

By transforming places through his work, he redefines the interaction between the viewer, the art and its context, making each installation a unique experience deeply rooted in its environment.

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