James Turrell

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James Turrell (born 1943, Los Angeles) is an artist primarily concerned with light and space. He is best known for his work in progress, Roden Crater. Located outside Flagstaff, Arizona, Turrell is turning this natural cinder volcanic crater into a massive naked-eye observatory, designed specifically for the viewing of celestial phenomena. His other works usually enclose the viewer in order to control their perception of light; a James Turrell skyspace is an enclosed room large enough for roughly 15 people. Inside, the viewers sit on benches along the edge to view the sky through an opening in the roof. He is also known for his light tunnels and light projections that create shapes that seem to have mass and weight, though they are created with only light.

Contents

1 Permanent installations
2 Past exhibitions
3 Books
4 Interviews
5 External links

Permanent installations

[The Deer Shelter]
[Roden Crater]
Kielder Skyspace
Light Rein
Live Oaks Skyspace
Knight Rise
Celestial Vault
The Light Inside
Tending, (blue)
Gasworks
Minamidera
Henry Gallery Skyspace
Sky Pesher, Walker Arts Center

Past exhibitions

City of Anhirit
Ghost Wedge
Pleides
Heavy Water
Afrum I
Into the Light
Milk Run
Unseen Blue
Big Red

Books

Eclipse. Documents The Elliptic Ecliptic and Arcus, two temporary installations accompanying the last total eclipse of the 20^th century. (ISBN 3775708987)
The Other Horizon. An overview of Turrell's development from 1967 to 2001. (ISBN 3775790624)
James Turrell : the art of light and space by Craig Adcock. (ISBN 0520067282)

Interviews

External links

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