I saw my first James Turrell installation at Copenhagen Contemporary this spring. It gives a child-like sense of wonder, of magic, of “how’d he do that?” It truly felt like he was making something out of nothing.
One of my favorite artist. Roden Crater is on my bucket list of his works to see. I’ve been to multiple sky spaces and all of them are jaw dropping experiences. They are subtle immersive spaces that envelop you in something so serine and powerful. The man is a true genius.
I would love to visit the museum in Salta. I went many years ago, and it wasn't open, but I can imagine the way his work interacts with the landscape there would be incredible
First Turrell was at PS1 - which blew my young 20-something mind, second was at the de Young Museum in San Fran which was very cool and very cold at the time, the third would have been at Pace Gallery in LA, but they only show it during openings. I'd like to do the House of Light in Japan - but thats a bucket list trip / item.
Adding MASS MoCA on my the list to go to before 35.
I interned at PS1 my first fall after graduating college. Among many things I found magical about the building, the passage of time was really and truly felt in the Turrell installation where you could really capture in real-time the dissolving of late-summer into fall.
It's interesting to see and read about different views on light. I tend to wonder what the world would be like without light. Although, I am certainly not a realistic artist, etc. when looking at the different shades of colours used in art, it fascinates me. When I think of light, I tend to think of white. Just one small bit of white mixed in another colour changes the whole thing which just amazes me. If we didn't have that lighter shade, artists would have a harder time painting shadows, etc. Their depictions of what they saw and what artists today see would be completely different. They would have a harder time showing light correctly and how it can be used. How would we see the world, etc. without light? At the same time, how would we see the world without dark? Where is the middle and how do we find it? Although, paint is simply paint and a canvas is simply a canvas, I tend to think that question can go off the canvas. Making the meaning of art become deeper. I'm a bit sappy but how many historically known artists changed the world simply due to their expressions shown in art? Some in rather dark/hard situations, yet they let thousands know that they aren't alone due to the beautiful inner strength that came across in their works. Did the light expressed in art actually help them in real life? This is what I tend to wonder.... Thanks for making me think.
MassMOCA is one of my favorite art museums; I was happy to see you write about it here. Great take on what James Turrell’s work teaches us. It’s so hard to explain how it feels to experience it.
I saw my first James Turrell installation at Copenhagen Contemporary this spring. It gives a child-like sense of wonder, of magic, of “how’d he do that?” It truly felt like he was making something out of nothing.
One of my favorite artist. Roden Crater is on my bucket list of his works to see. I’ve been to multiple sky spaces and all of them are jaw dropping experiences. They are subtle immersive spaces that envelop you in something so serine and powerful. The man is a true genius.
I would love to visit the museum in Salta. I went many years ago, and it wasn't open, but I can imagine the way his work interacts with the landscape there would be incredible
First Turrell was at PS1 - which blew my young 20-something mind, second was at the de Young Museum in San Fran which was very cool and very cold at the time, the third would have been at Pace Gallery in LA, but they only show it during openings. I'd like to do the House of Light in Japan - but thats a bucket list trip / item.
Adding MASS MoCA on my the list to go to before 35.
I’ve only experienced one so far, at the Henry Museum in Seattle. It’s so relaxing to spend time in. I definitely want to experience more of his work!
I interned at PS1 my first fall after graduating college. Among many things I found magical about the building, the passage of time was really and truly felt in the Turrell installation where you could really capture in real-time the dissolving of late-summer into fall.
It's interesting to see and read about different views on light. I tend to wonder what the world would be like without light. Although, I am certainly not a realistic artist, etc. when looking at the different shades of colours used in art, it fascinates me. When I think of light, I tend to think of white. Just one small bit of white mixed in another colour changes the whole thing which just amazes me. If we didn't have that lighter shade, artists would have a harder time painting shadows, etc. Their depictions of what they saw and what artists today see would be completely different. They would have a harder time showing light correctly and how it can be used. How would we see the world, etc. without light? At the same time, how would we see the world without dark? Where is the middle and how do we find it? Although, paint is simply paint and a canvas is simply a canvas, I tend to think that question can go off the canvas. Making the meaning of art become deeper. I'm a bit sappy but how many historically known artists changed the world simply due to their expressions shown in art? Some in rather dark/hard situations, yet they let thousands know that they aren't alone due to the beautiful inner strength that came across in their works. Did the light expressed in art actually help them in real life? This is what I tend to wonder.... Thanks for making me think.
MassMOCA is one of my favorite art museums; I was happy to see you write about it here. Great take on what James Turrell’s work teaches us. It’s so hard to explain how it feels to experience it.