{"product_id":"16155-james-turrell","title":"James Turrell","description":"\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\"\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\"\u003e\u003cFONT size=2\u003eJames Turrell (*1943 in\u003c?xml:namespace prefix = \"st1\" \/\u003e\u003cst1:city w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003eLos Angeles\u003c\/st1:place\u003e\u003c\/st1:city\u003e) is undoubtedly the most influential contemporary light artist. His entire oeuvre is dedicated to the exploration of the many facets of natural and artificial light. In his work, light and space become experiential processes, reflecting the basic conditions of aesthetic perception.\u003c?xml:namespace prefix = \"o\" \/\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/FONT\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\"\u003e\u003cFONT size=2\u003eAt the center of this book is a group of works, \u003cI style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"\u003eSky Spaces,\u003c\/I\u003e which have become an art form in their own right, developed by Turrell over the course of his career. Academic, philosophical, and art-historical essays explain the development and significance of these perceptual spaces, whose concept is closely bound to the creation of the \u003cI style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"\u003eRoden Crater Project\u003c\/I\u003e in the \u003cst1:state w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003eArizona\u003c\/st1:place\u003e\u003c\/st1:state\u003e desert, where the artist began erecting an observatory in 1974. Examples of his work are used to explain the meaning of these light spaces to contemporary art. Also included is the latest installation, \u003cI style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"\u003eSkyspace\/Camera Obscura Space,\u003c\/I\u003e which Turrell conceived for the Zentrum für Internationale Lichtkunst in \u003cst1:city w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003eUnna\u003c\/st1:place\u003e\u003c\/st1:city\u003e.\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/FONT\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/P\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\"\u003e\u003cFONT size=2\u003eExhibition schedule: Zentrum für Internationale Lichtkunst, \u003cst1:city w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003eUnna\u003c\/st1:place\u003e\u003c\/st1:city\u003e, January 31–May 31, 2009 \u003cSPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Console'\"\u003e·\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003cSPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans\"\u003e \u003c\/SPAN\u003eSimultaneous opening of James Turrell’s most recent permanent installation, \u003cEM\u003eSkyspace\/Camera Obscura Space \u003c\/EM\u003e\u003cSPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Console'\"\u003e·\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003cSPAN style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans\"\u003e Symposium April\/May 2009\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/FONT\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\n","brand":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44874819928328,"sku":"9783775723695","price":35.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8948\/8049\/files\/odoo_9783775723695_2878f8ee-4779-4992-8a59-4f17989cb8e8.jpg?v=1744101995","url":"https:\/\/www.hatjecantz.de\/en\/products\/16155-james-turrell","provider":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","version":"1.0","type":"link"}