Born on March 25, 1938 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France (where he still lives and works), Daniel Buren rose to prominence as a leading name in conceptual art in the 1960s–1970s, and remains thus until this day. The holder of a degree from the École des Métiers d'Art, Daniel Buren had a short stint at École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts and started painting in the 1960s, before abandoning the art form to incorporate industrial patterns into interventions that interfere with how architecture is perceived. He then created his trademark white and colour stripes built from decorative fabric.
Read MoreLately, his inquiries have evolved into using light to produce macro-scale colour effects, and mirrors to alter space through image refraction. His work is widely exhibited around the world, particularly so in the USA, Europe and Japan. Last year alone, his solo exhibits included Buren: De un Patio a Otro: Laberinto, at Hospicio Cabañas (Guadalajara, Mexico); Daniel Buren. Lavori Luminosi, at Galeria Massimo Minini (Brescia, Italy); Daniel Buren. Comme un Jeu d'Enfant, at the Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain (Strasbourg, France); Daniel Buren. Catch as catch can: works in situ, at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art; among others.
Text courtesy Galeria Nara Roesler.