James Turrell (born May 6, 1943) is an American artist known for his work within the Light and Space movement. [1] He is considered the "master of light" [2] often creating art installations …

James Turrell, American artist known for work that explored the relationship of light and space. Regarded as one of the founders of the mid-1960s California Light and Space Movement, …

James Turrell has dedicated his practice to what he has deemed perceptual art, investigating the materiality of light. Influenced by the notion of pure feeling in pictorial art, Turrell’s earliest work …

Let there be light. It was the first act of creation. Yet how often do we contemplate its cosmic wonder? If one of the tasks of the artist is to lead us to look more closely, to feel more acutely, …

Since the 1960s, James Turrell has created an expansive body of work that offers profound revelations about perception and the materiality of light. With their refined formal language and …

Apr 30, 2024 · James Turrell is a contemporary artist whose work transcends traditional boundaries, blending art, light, and space to create immersive experiences. Renowned for his …

Standing on the rim of an ancient volcanic crater in northern Arizona, with the Painted Desert as a spectacular backdrop, James Turrell surveys all he has wrought. For a quarter of a century,...

May 23, 2011 · In the 1960s, by manipulating light rather than paint or sculptural material, James Turrell introduced an art that was not an object but an experience in perception.

Dec 21, 2019 · For over half a century, the American artist James Turrell has worked directly with light and space to create artworks that engage viewers with the limits and wonder of human …

Jan 30, 2025 · For nearly 50 years, James Turrell has been working on a sky observatory nestled in a 400,000-year-old extinct volcano in northern Arizona. Acquired by the American artist in …