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James Turrell

October 13–December 10, 2010
Britannia Street, London

James Turrell Bindu Shards, 2010Mixed media165 11/16 x 257 1/8 x 239 inches (421 x 653 x 607 cm)*Installation view 1

James Turrell

Bindu Shards, 2010
Mixed media
165 11/16 x 257 1/8 x 239 inches (421 x 653 x 607 cm)
*Installation view 1

James Turrell Bindu Shards, 2010Mixed media165 11/16 x 257 1/8 x 239 inches (421 x 653 x 607 cm)*Installation view 2

James Turrell

Bindu Shards, 2010
Mixed media
165 11/16 x 257 1/8 x 239 inches (421 x 653 x 607 cm)
*Installation view 2

James Turrell Dhātu, 2010Mixed mediaDimensions variable*Installation view 1

James Turrell

Dhātu, 2010
Mixed media
Dimensions variable
*Installation view 1

James Turrell Dhātu, 2010Mixed mediaDimensions variable*Installation view 2

James Turrell

Dhātu, 2010
Mixed media
Dimensions variable
*Installation view 2

James Turrell Dhātu, 2010Mixed mediaDimensions variable*Installation view 3

James Turrell

Dhātu, 2010
Mixed media
Dimensions variable
*Installation view 3

James Turrell Dhātu, 2010Mixed mediaDimensions variable*Installation view 4

James Turrell

Dhātu, 2010
Mixed media
Dimensions variable
*Installation view 4

Works Exhibited

James Turrell, Grand Falls Next to Roden Crater, 2010 Carbon Print, Arches brand, type Platine paper, 100% cotton, 640gm/m2, 30 × 38 inches unframed (76.2 × 96.5 cm); 43 ⅜ × 35 5/16 × 2 3/16 inches framed 110.2 × 89.6 × 6 cm), edition of 30

James Turrell, Grand Falls Next to Roden Crater, 2010

Carbon Print, Arches brand, type Platine paper, 100% cotton, 640gm/m2, 30 × 38 inches unframed (76.2 × 96.5 cm); 43 ⅜ × 35 5/16 × 2 3/16 inches framed 110.2 × 89.6 × 6 cm), edition of 30

James Turrell, Sustaining Light, 2007 (8 views) Wood, computerized neon setting, and glass, 93 ¾ × 78 × 31 ½ inches (238.1 × 198.1 × 80 cm)© James Turrell. Photo: © Douglas M. Parker Studio

James Turrell, Sustaining Light, 2007 (8 views)

Wood, computerized neon setting, and glass, 93 ¾ × 78 × 31 ½ inches (238.1 × 198.1 × 80 cm)
© James Turrell. Photo: © Douglas M. Parker Studio

James Turrell, Reflective Hologram 1, 2010 24 × 17 × 1 inches (61 × 43.2 × 2.5 cm)

James Turrell, Reflective Hologram 1, 2010

24 × 17 × 1 inches (61 × 43.2 × 2.5 cm)

James Turrell, North Moon Space 1, 2009 Plaster, bronze, wooden plinth, 2 parts: 22 ½ × 11 ¼ × 18 ⅛ inches each (57 × 28.5 × 46 cm), edition of 12

James Turrell, North Moon Space 1, 2009

Plaster, bronze, wooden plinth, 2 parts: 22 ½ × 11 ¼ × 18 ⅛ inches each (57 × 28.5 × 46 cm), edition of 12

James Turrell, Roden Crater (blue sky), 2010 Carbon Print, Arches brand, type Platine paper, 100% cotton, 640gm/m2, 30 × 40 inches unframed (76.2 × 101.6 cm); 35 ½ × 44 3/6 × 2 ⅜ inches framed (90.2 × 112.3 × 6 cm), edition of 30

James Turrell, Roden Crater (blue sky), 2010

Carbon Print, Arches brand, type Platine paper, 100% cotton, 640gm/m2, 30 × 40 inches unframed (76.2 × 101.6 cm); 35 ½ × 44 3/6 × 2 ⅜ inches framed (90.2 × 112.3 × 6 cm), edition of 30

James Turrell, Roden Crater (sunset), 2010 Carbon Print, Arches brand, type Platine paper, 100% cotton, 640gm/m2, 30 × 40 inches unframed (76.2 × 101.6 cm); 35 ½ × 44 3/6 × 2 ⅜ inches framed (90.2 × 112.3 × 6 cm), edition of 30

James Turrell, Roden Crater (sunset), 2010

Carbon Print, Arches brand, type Platine paper, 100% cotton, 640gm/m2, 30 × 40 inches unframed (76.2 × 101.6 cm); 35 ½ × 44 3/6 × 2 ⅜ inches framed (90.2 × 112.3 × 6 cm), edition of 30

About

ON THURSDAY, 9 DECEMBER 2010, THE GALLERY WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

Through light, space can be formed without physical material like concrete or steel. We can actually stop the penetration of vision with where light is and where it isn't. Like the atmosphere, we can't see through it to the stars that are there during the day. But as soon as that light is dimmed around the self, then this penetration of vision goes out. So I'm very interested in this feeling, using the eyes to penetrate the space.
James Turrell

Gagosian Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new installations, light works, sculptures and prints by James Turrell. This is his first exhibition with the gallery.

For more than forty-five years, Turrell has explored the myriad possibilities of using light as a medium of perception. His formally simple works draw attention to the limits of seeing while seeking to expand the wordless thought that they provoke. Throughout these permutations, the light that is normally used to illuminate other things is assigned form and structure, making it the subject of the revelation. Since pursuing studies in perceptual psychology during the 1960s, Turrell has been exploring a variety of perceptual phenomena, ranging from sensory deprivation to intense optical effects. Early works such as Afrum-Proto (1966) and the Mendota Stoppages (1969–74), which employed planes of light in relation to architecture, became the basis for ongoing investigations. He continues to use light as his primary subject and material, with its inherent allusions to painting and sculpture.

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