Michael Werner Gallery, London ipresents James Lee Byars: The Diamond Floor. This is the first time the work has been shown in the UK. Originally created for Fondation Cartier pour lart Contemporain, Paris in 1995, The Diamond Floor (1995) is a sculptural incarnation of Five Points Make a Man, a conceptual motif that appears in many of the artists drawings, sculptures and performances. For The Diamond Floor, five large crystal diamonds are placed on the floor in an arrangement that forms a slightly compressed pentagon. The shape implies a man as each diamond represents a head, two arms and two legs. The work is a manifestation of Byars love for ephemeral beauty, perfect form, and the apparent contradictions between the physical and spiritual. Five points make a man is an idea Byars became increasingly fascinated with