Flavin liberated colour from the two-dimensionality of painting. The prevalent perception of his light works has, to date, largely centred on their minimalist, industrial aspect, and thus on the inherent simplicity of their beauty. The exhibition at Kunstmuseum Basel, by contrast, places emphasis on looking at Flavin’s oeuvre in a less familiar setting: His pieces, although initially without clearly recognisable signature, frequently make reference in their titles to concrete events, such as wartime atrocities or police violence, or are dedicated to other artists – as in the work untitled (in memory of Urs Graf), which every evening suffuses the inner courtyard of the Hauptbau in colourful light. The curators of this major special exhibition at the Kunstmuseum Basel examine these narrative strategies by means of works and series drawn from Flavin's oeuvre and invite visitors to take a sensory exploration of his unique body of work.