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About James Turrell
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.
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- “All art is contemporary art because it had to be made when it was now.”James Turrell
- “I am interested in relating the things we see with the things we see with our eyes closed.”James Turrell
- “I've always been interested in arrival, and coming to a space, and even to looking back at where you were.”James Turrell
- “There's truth in light. You can tell what elements a star is composed of and the temperature at which it burn…”James Turrell
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- “What I don't like is when people feel like they can box an artist into who they think an artist should be.”Saweetie