James Turrell - A Retrospective

James Turrell: A Retrospective Edited with foreword and text by Michael Govan, Christine Y. Kim. Foreword by Gary Tinterow, Alison de Lima Greene. Text by Alison de Lima Greene, E.C. Krupp. Photographs by Florian Holzherr. The only comprehensive volume on James Turrell is back in print—from early prints and light projections to his monumental Roden Crater project This definitive book illuminates the origins and motivations of James Turrell’s incredibly diverse and exciting body of work—from his Mendota studio days to his monumental work-in-progress Roden Crater. Whether projecting shapes on a flat wall or into the corner of a gallery space, Turrell is perpetually asking us to "go inside and greet the light"—evoking his Quaker upbringing. In fact, all of Turrell’s work has been influenced by his life experiences with aviation, science and psychology, and as a key player in Los Angeles’ exploding art scene of the 1960s. Enhanced by thoughtful essays and an illuminating inter