Art Tuesday - James Turrell

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Tuesday, Dec 13 2011 by

James Turrell (born May 6, 1943) is an American artist primarily concerned with light and space. Turrell was a MacArthur Fellow in 1984. He is represented by The Pace Gallery in New York. Turrell is best known for his work in progress, Roden Crater, located outside Flagstaff, Arizona, where he is turning a natural cinder volcanic crater into a massive naked-eye observatory.

'Skyspace' by James Turrell (Birds Eye)
'Skyspace' by James Turrell

'Three Gems' by James Turrell (Birds Eye)
'Three Gems' by James Turrell
'Deer Shelter Skyspace' by James Turrell (Google Maps)
'Deer Shelter Skyspace' by James Turrell

'Untitled' by James Turrell (Birds Eye)
'Untitled' by James Turrell

'Light Reign' by James Turrell (Birds Eye)
'Light Reign' by James Turrell

'Revised Outlook' by James Turrell (Birds Eye)
'Revised Outlook' by James Turrell
Roden Crater, site of massive James Turrell sculpture (Google Maps)
Roden Crater, site of massive James Turrell sculpture

'Tilted Plane' by James Turrell (Birds Eye)
'Tilted Plane' by James Turrell
'Meeting' by James Turrell (Birds Eye)
'Meeting' by James Turrell

'Skyspace' by James Turrell (Birds Eye)
'Skyspace' by James Turrell

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