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Daniel Buren's artwork of shapes, colours and trademark stripes launches at Tottenham Court Road

Widely considered France’s greatest living artist and one of the pioneers of conceptual art, Daniel Buren has unveiled his first permanent artwork in Britain at London's Tottenham Court Road station. Commissioned by Art on the Underground, Buren has created an expansive installation taking over the space with a deceptively simple combination of shapes, colours and his trademark stripes.

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Daniel Buren's installation at Tottenham Court Road featuring coloured geometric shapes and black and white striped panels with a train visible below

And, to coincide with the unveiling of the completed commission, you can get your hands on a newly launched book, which includes stunning installation shots of the work in situ, behind-the-scenes photos of the project in progress, architects’ drawings and plans, and the artist’s notes and sketches. Texts by Eleanor Pinfield and Tamsin Dillon provide the background to the commission, while an essay by Hans Ulrich Obrist places the work in the context of Buren’s wider practice since the 1960s.

What's more, in a conversation with Tim Marlow, the artist walks you, the reader, through the Tottenham Court Road installation and discusses the work alongside his other transport commissions.

More than a rare monograph in English on one of the most influential international artists of recent decades, this volume entitled Daniel Buren Underground also takes you on the fascinating journey from initial artistic concept through to realised physical form in the public realm.

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Daniel Buren's installation at Tottenham Court Road station featuring geometric patterns with black and white stripes and coloured circles on the station facade
Tottenham Court Road station entrance featuring Daniel Buren's installation with blue and white geometric panels, striped patterns and bright ceiling lights
Daniel Buren's colourful diamond and circle shapes in blue, green, orange, red and yellow arranged across a striped wall with escalators beside it at Tottenham Court Road station
Vibrant red, blue and yellow panels with black and white striped sections on the modern architecture of Tottenham Court Road station
A bright yellow diamond shape and blue circular form with white stripes from Daniel Buren's installation at Tottenham Court Road station
Daniel Buren's installation at Tottenham Court Road station featuring rows of black and white striped circular forms on tiled walls above an escalator with passengers
Daniel Buren's permanent installation at Tottenham Court Road station featuring a bright yellow diamond and blue circle on a striped background in a modern tiled space
Daniel Buren's permanent artwork at Tottenham Court Road station featuring black and white striped circles and vertical lines across tiled walls, with an escalator visible on the left
Visitors explore Daniel Buren's colourful installation featuring geometric shapes and black-and-white striped panels at Tottenham Court Road station
Daniel Buren's installation featuring black and white vertical stripes at Tottenham Court Road underground station entrance, with passengers walking past the illuminated display at night
Daniel Buren's colourful geometric artwork with trademark stripes displayed on the wall behind escalators at Tottenham Court Road underground station, with commuters nearby
Daniel Buren's installation at Tottenham Court Road station featuring bold geometric shapes in orange, yellow, red and blue with his signature black and white vertical stripes on a stairwell
Commuters move through Tottenham Court Road Underground station past Daniel Buren's installation of black and white striped architectural elements and escalators
Colourful geometric shapes and striped panels in green, orange, red and blue line the stairwell at Tottenham Court Road station, with passengers ascending the steps
Isometric architectural drawing of Tottenham Court Road station showing Daniel Buren's colourful striped installation positioned above the platform area
Architectural drawings and plans for Daniel Buren's Tottenham Court Road station installation showing cross-section with coloured shapes and stripes, and elevation details with geometric forms.
Daniel Buren's installation at Tottenham Court Road featuring white tiled walls with black vertical stripes arranged in a geometric pattern converging towards a central point
Upward view of modern building facades with repetitive black and white striped window patterns arranged in geometric layers, with a glimpse of sky between the structures
Colourful geometric shapes in blue, green and orange with white stripes overlaid on reflections of a striped building facade in glass panels
A person stands before Daniel Buren's colourful geometric installation at Tottenham Court Road underground station, featuring bold shapes and his signature striped pattern in green, blue, orange and red.
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