“I always thought that people who live in the desert are a little crazy. It could be that the desert attracts that kind of person, or that after living there, you become that. It doesn't make much difference. But now I've done my 40 years in the desert.”

American artist associated with the Light and Space movement

James Turrell is an American artist associated with the Light and Space movement. He is known for installations that make light the main medium, and for work that uses natural light and artificial color to change how an interior space is seen. His art often depends on openings in ceilings or other carefully shaped apertures, so that shifting light can alter color, depth, and perception over time. He is widely identified with explorations of light, space, and the experience of looking, and 99 quotes are listed on this site.