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Flavin more thoroughly integrated his fluorescent light constructions with the surrounding architecture in his so-called "corridor" pieces, in which a series of parallel fluorescent tubes extend across the width of a hallway, thereby blocking access and forcing visitors to find an alternative pathway. In untitled (to Jan and Ron Greenberg), a corridor is obstructed by bars of light—green on one side, yellow on the other. A small open space between the last fluorescent tube and the wall permits a glimpse of the reverse color so that the primary color is tinged by the effects of the light spilling in from the back. (continue)
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