Art
The Measureless James Turrell
Like memory, Turrell‘s work exists outside of space and time and sound.
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In Brief
James Turrell Skyspace Reopens at MoMA PS1 After 6-Month Closure
The artist requested that the museum close the installation in January after construction on a neighboring luxury condo encroached on the work's view.
In Brief
James Turrell Indefinitely Closes MoMA PS1 Skyspace
After reports of an intruding luxury condo development, the artist requested that the museum close the work until the project's construction scaffolding is no longer visible.
In Brief
James Turrell's Famous MoMA PS1 Skyspace Interrupted by Neighboring Luxury Condo Development
In the immortal words of Joni Mitchell, "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot massive skyscraper."
Art
The Limits of Art in One of Mexico's Most Violent Cities
The city where I grew up, Culiacán, is home to three generations of drug lords — and a peculiar outdoor garden filled with contemporary art.
Art
A Journey Through James Turrell’s Disorienting World at the Newly Expanded MASS MoCA
Into the Light, which will remain on long-term view at the museum, brings together installations from every stage of Turrell's five-decade career.
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Meandering Through MASS MoCA’s Vast Expansion
On May 28, Building 6, a three-story structure that was renovated by architecture firm Bruner/Cott, opened on the museum's industrial campus and doubled its gallery footprint.
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Disappearing in One of James Turrell’s Perceptual Cells
Through a combination of light and sound, for a few moments at least, the work can strip you of all the typical assurances of selfhood.
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Opinion
Did Drake's New Video Get Its Bling from James Turrell's Light Installations? [UPDATED]
The internet almost exploded last night when Drake dropped the music video for his track, "Hotline Bling."
Art
Seeing the Hometowns of Famous Artists the Way They Might Have
Some artists display their hometown pride (or lack thereof) all over their canvases: One of William Eggleston's most famous photographs, for example, was shot near where he grew up, in Sumner, Mississippi.
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9 Minimalist Boxes for Boxing Day
Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated by aesthetes the world over. In order to purify ourselves after the rampant commercialism and visual over-stimulation of the past month, we devote this day to the solemn contemplation of square and rectangular Minimalist sculptures.
Opinion
A Google Earth Perspective on Land Art
Earlier today @museumnerd tweeted out a link to a view of Michael Heizer's land work "Double Negative" (1969) in Google Maps. Viewed in satellite, from high above, Heizer's 1,500-foot-long trenches looks almost incidental, like cuts made with scissors into the skin of the earth.