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Nobody who has experienced an installation by James Turrell forgets the encounter--he makes light tangible in ways that boggle perception and almost seem to defy physics, as if you could reach into the space you see when you close your eyes. A lifelong explorer of perceptual psychology, Turrell is undoubtedly the most influential contemporary light artist, as well as one of America's most popular artists. In Geometry of Light, the first significant Turrell survey in many years, an extraordinary body of work covering several decades is assessed. At the book's center is the series of works known as Sky Spaces, a signature Turrell conception in which the sky is made to seem "on top of" the room's ceiling, and which has become a mini-genre unto itself within light art. Academic, philosophical and art-historical essays explicate these perceptual spaces, whose evolution is closely allied to Turrell's development of the Roden Crater Project in the Arizona desert, where he began constructing an observatory in 1974. Also included is the latest installation, "Skyspace/Camera Obscura Space," which Turrell conceived for the Zentrum für Internationale Lichtkunst in Unna, Germany.
As an undergraduate, James Turrell (born in Los Angeles, 1943) studied psychology and mathematics, transitioning to art only at MFA level. A practicing Quaker, one of his earliest memories is of his grandmother inviting him to "go inside and greet the light" at Quaker meetings. The recipient of several prestigious awards such as Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellowships, Turrell lives in Arizona.
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James Turrell: Geometrie des Lichts / James Turrell Geometry of Light [Gebundene Ausgabe] Kunst Lichtkunst Kunstgeschichte Kunststile Ausstellungskataloge Künstler contemporary Art Sachbücher Künste Literatur Bildende Kunst Sachbücher Kunst Literatur Bildende Kunst James Lichtkunst light art turrell Turrell James Unna Museenvon Kulturbetriebe Unna Gernot Böhme Gerhard Buurman Julian Heynen Max Rheiner Agostino De Rosa Ursula Sinnreich Christian Weber Axel Sedlack (Vorwort)
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Hardcover. Condition: gut. Auflage: 1 (1. Juni 2009). James Turrell (*1943 in Los Angeles) ist zweifellos der einflussreichste Lichtkünstler der Gegenwart. Sein gesamtes Schaffen widmet er der Auseinandersetzung mit den vielfältigen Erscheinungsformen des natürlichen und künstlichen Lichts. In seinen Werken verdichten sich Licht und Raum zu Erfahrungsprozessen, die die Grundbedingungen ästhetischer Wahrnehmung reflektieren. Im Mittelpunkt des Buches steht die Werkgruppe der Sky Spaces, die Turrell im Laufe seiner künstlerischen Karriere zu einer eigenständigen Kunstform entwickelt hat. Textbeiträge erläutern aus wissenschaftlicher, philosophischer und kunsthistorischer Sicht die Entwicklung und Bedeutung dieser Wahrnehmungsräume, deren Konzept eng mit der Entstehung des Roden Crater Projects in der Wüste von Arizona verbunden ist, wo der Künstler seit 1974 ein Himmelsobservatorium errichtet. Anhand exemplarischer Arbeiten wird die Bedeutung dieser Lichträume für die zeitgenössische Kunst thematisiert. Eingeschlossen ist auch die neueste Installation Skyspace/Camera Obscura Space, die Turrell eigens für das Zentrum für Internationale Lichtkunst Unna konzipiert hat.Ausstellung: Zentrum für Internationale Lichtkunst Unna 31.1.-31.5.2009 Zeitgleich Eröffnung der neuesten Dauerinstallation Skyspace/Camera Obscura Space von James Turrell Symposium April/Mai 2009 Für Lichtfans ein Muss - es geht einem wahrlich ein Licht auf. Vor dem Lesen mal die Webseite vom Lichtmuseum Unna aufrufen und schlau machen - ein Besuch ist es immer Wert und dann versteht man warum Licht so faszinierend ist. TURRELL is an American Genius (in the same sense as Whitman and Melville are "American"), and this book is a great window inside. no pun intended. Zusatzinfo: 100 Abb., davon 94 farbig Sprache: englisch; deutsch Maße: 230 x 296 mm Einbandart: gebunden Bildende Kunst Lichtkunst Kunstgeschichte Kunststile Ausstellungskataloge Künstler contemporary Art Sachbücher Künste Literatur Lichtkunst light art turrell Turrell James Unna Museen Zeitgenössische Kunst Zentrum für Internationale Lichtkünstler Unna Musik Theater ISBN-10: 3-7757-2369-2 / 3775723692 ISBN-13: 978-3-7757-2369-5 / 9783775723695 James Turrell: Geometrie des Lichts / James Turrell Geometry of Light [Gebundene Ausgabe] von Kulturbetriebe Unna (Herausgeber), Gernot Böhme (Autor), Gerhard Buurman (Autor), Julian Heynen (Autor), Max Rheiner (Autor), Agostino De Rosa (Autor), Ursula Sinnreich (Autor), Christian Weber (Autor), Axel Sedlack (Vorwort) In deutscher Sprache. 128 pages. 23,5 x 1,9 x 29,8 cm. Seller Inventory # BN39012
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