One of artist James Turrell’s celebrated Skyspaces, Meeting is a site-specific installation that invites viewers to gaze upwards toward an unobstructed view of the sky.

Nov 14, 2016 · In 1979, James Turrell stood on the roof of a dilapidated former public school in Queens wielding a heavy-duty pneumatic jackhammer. He used it to cut through four feet of concrete in the exterior of the building that would eventually become MoMA PS1, creating the rectangular oculus of Meeting (1980–86/2016), one of his earliest “Skyspaces.”

In James Turrell’s Meeting, the artist invites an encounter between earth and sky, between within and without. “I often took light and gave it a feeling of thing-ness, of solidity.” Hear the artist discuss the inspiration behind creating this “Skyspace,” the first in the United States. I came to do this show called the “Rooms” show.

In January of 2019, James Turrell opted to indefinitely close his popular skyspace at MoMA PS1 after its view was interrupted by construction on a nearby luxury condo. But after six months,...

Oct 29, 2018 · One of artist James Turrell’s celebrated Skyspaces, Meeting is a site-specific installation that invites viewers to gaze upwards toward an unobstructed view of the sky. After a recent restoration and renovation project undertaken with the close involvement of the artist, the installation now features a multicolored lighting program ...

MoMA PS1: James Turrell. 1 audio. Turrell talks about making this site specific work. James Turrell. Meeting. 1980-86/2016 About us; Support; Research; Teaching; Magazine; Log in MoMA 11 West 53 Street, Manhattan Open today, 10:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. MoMA PS1 Visit ...

Oct 25, 2016 · James Turrell’s Meeting at MoMA PS1, one of his site-specific Skyspace installations, has re-opened after a three-year restoration and renovation. The installation, located inside the museum, “…invites viewers to gaze upwards toward an unobstructed view of the sky.”

Dec 15, 2015 · When MoMA PS1 shut the doors to James Turrell’s Meeting (1986), a large installation work in a former classroom on the third floor of the Queens institution, in 2013, it meant visitors could...

Oct 7, 2016 · James Turrell’s celebrated Skyspace Meeting is reopening at MoMA PS1 on Saturday, October 8 after a three-year renovation. Meeting is a site-specific installation that invites viewers to gaze upwards toward an unobstructed view of the sky.

Installation view of James Turrell, Meeting, 1980-86/2016, at MoMA PS1. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Mark and Lauren Booth in honor of the 40th anniversary of MoMA PS1. Photograph: Pablo Enriquez