James Turrell

American · b. 1943 · Painter, Sculptor

James Turrell is an American artist known for his work within the Light and Space movement. He is considered the "master of light" often creating art installations that mix… (Wikipedia)

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James Turrell is an American artist known for his work within the Light and Space movement. He is considered the "master of light" often creating art installations that mix natural light with artificial color through openings in ceilings thereby transforming internal spaces by ever shifting and changing color.

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Born 1943, Los AngelesOccupation Painter, Sculptor, PhotographerWikidata Q740966 ↗ULAN 500009338 ↗Museum works 2

In the collections of

TateArt Institute of ChicagoBenton Museum of ArtDe PontFine Arts Museums of San FranciscoHessel Museum of ArtMuseum of Contemporary Art San DiegoMuseum of Modern ArtSan Francisco Museum of Modern ArtStedelijk Museum AmsterdamThe Contemporary AustinWhitney Museum of American Art

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Light and Space

Also known as James Archie Turrell

Works in museum collections

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James Turrell, Space That Sees — **Space That Sees**1992
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CC BY 3.0 · Xsteadfastx, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

James Turrell, The Celestial Vault — **The Celestial Vault**1996
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CC BY 4.0 · Sandra Fauconnier, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), MoMA collection data (CC0), Tate collection data (CC0). See data sources & attribution.