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Occluded Front: James Turrell
In this volume several distinguished members of the art community respond to the art of James Turrell. The artist’s non-object Works, fashioned from the “material” of light into spaces that address the nature of perception, are examined. The Works discussed range from his 1967 projected light pieces, through the full-space installation pieces, to his largest work-in-progress, the Roden Crater project.
Turrell’s work exists in the real between the physical limitations of vision and the learned limits of perception. He is an experienced pilot, whose vision has been influenced by his life in the sky.
James Turrell graduated from Pomona College in 1965 and received his M.A. from Claremont Graduate School in 1973. His work has been exhibited throughout the world. Major exhibitions include the Pasadena Art Museum, 1967; Whitney Museum, 1980, Amsterdam, 1976; Whitney Museum, 1980; Leo Castelli Gallery, 1981; the Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, 1982; Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, 1983; and the Capp Street Project, San Francisco, 1984.
In 1984 Turrell was awarded a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, one of the first such awards ever made to a visual artist. Previously, he was the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and an N.E.A. Fellowship.
Turrell’s work exists in the real between the physical limitations of vision and the learned limits of perception. He is an experienced pilot, whose vision has been influenced by his life in the sky.
James Turrell graduated from Pomona College in 1965 and received his M.A. from Claremont Graduate School in 1973. His work has been exhibited throughout the world. Major exhibitions include the Pasadena Art Museum, 1967; Whitney Museum, 1980, Amsterdam, 1976; Whitney Museum, 1980; Leo Castelli Gallery, 1981; the Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, 1982; Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, 1983; and the Capp Street Project, San Francisco, 1984.
In 1984 Turrell was awarded a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, one of the first such awards ever made to a visual artist. Previously, he was the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and an N.E.A. Fellowship.
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157 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1985
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February 2, 2014
So glad that I purchased one of the 7500 copies, some 15 - 20 years ago - with a MoCA gift certificate! It was beyond my means when MoCA presented the James Turrell installations, so I was grateful to finally have documentation after seeing that exhibit. Now, I've finally read in full after two visits to LACMA's current retrospective. Though published in 1985, it is still a key resource for us James Turrell fans, with generous interview content and the most complete description I have seen of the features - and intent - of the Roden Crater project. The essay by Count Giuseppe Panza di Buomo reads like an extended Ecstasy-fueled monologue out of Jules Verne [!] but it's straight-forward reporting from LA and Arizona. To re-cycle a cliche' of book reviews: How can you ask more of a book than that?!
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