James Turrell is one of the four artists that began the light and space movement, this started in Southern California in the 1960's. These ideas prompted a whole new lighting phenomena where light was used as material to effect individual's light and perception. The last time that Turrell exhibited at the Guggenheim was in 1980, his focus then also explored perception, light, color, and space. His new exhibit will be on display from June 21–September 25, 2013 and consists of a large scale project that alters the Guggenheim's rotunda (or dome room) into a shifting space of layers of artificial and natural light.
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This is said to be one of the most dramatic transformations the museum has ever seen. The Guggeheim states that, "The installation reimagines Frank Lloyd Wright's iconic architecture—its openness to nature, graceful curves, and magnificent sense of space—as one of Turrell's Skyspaces, referencing in particular his magnum opus the Roden Crater Project (1979– ). Reorienting visitors' experiences of the rotunda from above to below, Aten Reign gives form to the air and light occupying the museum's central void, proposing an entirely new experience of the building."
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James Turrell will have additional pieces from his other collections on display in the museum's Annex Level galleries. Watch the video below for a complete briefing of the exhibit and for more information visit: Guggenheim
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