i saw a James Turrell retrospective recently. i like Turrells quotes about light that are paraphrased from eastern mysticism, and his moustache is pretty impressive in a regal desert rancher kind of way. I went to the show open minded and unfamiliar with being present in one of his light abstracted spaces.
it was not such an impressive experience. it was mostly cold science fiction, empty of the warmth and beauty of light. one piece declared itself as producing a "sense of nothingness" within the viewer, like "being in a snow whiteout". it didn't do this, and i wondered if Turrell had ever been in a whiteout?
maybe he was just looking through his bespoke beard and mo?
the show tried to put Art on some elevated platform, something to be revered, like a temple or church and all it gave me was some good ideas for home lighting. maybe quietly that is Turrells intention?
it was not such an impressive experience. it was mostly cold science fiction, empty of the warmth and beauty of light. one piece declared itself as producing a "sense of nothingness" within the viewer, like "being in a snow whiteout". it didn't do this, and i wondered if Turrell had ever been in a whiteout?
maybe he was just looking through his bespoke beard and mo?
the show tried to put Art on some elevated platform, something to be revered, like a temple or church and all it gave me was some good ideas for home lighting. maybe quietly that is Turrells intention?
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