On Kawara
Dia Beacon's expansive spaces are well suited to the needs of large-scale installations, paintings, and sculptures. In keeping with Dia's history of single-artist, site-related presentations, each gallery was designed specifically for the art it contains. This includes Andy Warhol's 1978–79 multipart work "Shadows", displayed in a single installation measuring approximately 350 linear feet; selections from Dan Flavin's series of fluorescent light "Monuments to V. Tatlin" (1964–81); Richard Serra's monumental steel sculptures, "Torqued Ellipses"; and Michael Heizer's "North, East, South, West" (1967/2002). The ideal viewing conditions created by reflected north light from more than of skylights are especially evident in the galleries devoted to the paintings of On Kawara, Agnes Martin, Blinky Palermo, and Robert Ryman.