James Turrell

American | 1943

James Turrell is an American Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1943. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Gagosian, Le Bourget. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Gagosian, Athens have featured James Turrell's work in the past.James Turrell's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 10 USD to 660,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 660,000 USD for The Light Underneath, sold at Sotheby's Riyadh in 2025. James Turrell has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for ArtDaily in March 2025.

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Ariel

By James Turrell

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ORCA, BLUE-RED

By James Turrell

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"Hologram #10," ,2008

By James Turrell

Phantom, (White) ,1967

By James Turrell

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Suite from Aten Reign ,2014

By James Turrell

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2-O-R ,2005

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From the Guggenheim, Set 1, General Color, Horizontal - James Turrell

From the Guggenheim, Set 1, General Color, Horizontal ,2013

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Current Exhibitions

40 Year Anniversary Exhibition: Shaping a Life of Curiosity

Lisa Sette Gallery

Phoenix | Arizona | USA

Mar 01,2025 - May 31,2025

James Turrell: At One

Gagosian, Le Bourget

Le Bourget | France

Oct 14,2024 - Jun 01,2025

Schemata

Krakow Witkin Gallery

Newbury Street | Boston | Massachusetts | USA

Apr 26,2025 - Jun 07,2025

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Articles

ArtDaily 30/03/2025

In H盲usler Contemporary's new Viewing Room, the gallery presents James Turrell's 芦Roden Crater Site Plan along the Summer Solstice Axis禄 (2024), which traces the fundamental themes of his entire oeuvre: the perception of space, light and time.

ArtDaily 24/03/2025

Pace announced the inaugural exhibition at its new space in Berlin鈥檚 Sch枚neberg neighborhood marking a major milestone for the gallery鈥檚 presence in Europe.

Studio International 03/03/2025

A much-needed tonic after the fires laid us low, Frieze art week did take place, the city鈥檚 art community showed up and visitors poured in from across the globe.

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Coverage

鈥� ..Known for his work with light and visual perception, Turrell is among the most influential artists of the past fifty years... 鈥�
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Pace London, Lexington Street

鈥� ..Best known for his installations of colored light that appear boundless and infinite, Turrell draws us closer to the presence of light and how it transforms our perception of space... 鈥�
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Asia Society and Museum, Hong Kong

鈥� ..Known for his immersive installations that engage viewers with the limits of human perception, Turrell鈥檚 practice defies simple classification within the art canon... 鈥�
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Museo Jumex

鈥� .. Turrell instead uses holography to examine the phenomenon of the light itself, capturing it鈥檚 normally fleeting qualities and allowing light to become the object.... 鈥�
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Pace New York (534 West 25th Street)

鈥� ..Building upon the cosmic aspects of this quiet, meditative place, Turrell is creating the worldwide largest museum installation he has made to date at the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, producing a light-filled... 鈥�
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Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg