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The stripe has been the basis of Daniel Buren's practice since 1965 when he found a piece of commonplace striped awning canvas in a Parisian market. The standard design provided a 'visual tool' through which Buren could question the very concept of painting. One of the Possibilities exemplifies his notion of the 'painting/sculpture' and consists of a 16 metre-long piece of blueand-white striped cloth. The cloth is suspended from the ceiling and certain white stripes are additionally painted this colour on both sides, subverting the traditional notion that a canvas has a front and back. The piece can therefore be shown in various configurations, depending on the features of the room, enabling a direct engagement between the architectural space and the art object. With each installation the cloth is transformed into a new work.
Daniel Buren
Pablo Picasso
Fred Williams
Marlene Dumas
Marlene Dumas
Carsten Höller
Gabriel Orozco
Stan Douglas
Jeff Wall