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Design and Architecture

James Turrell: Shaper of Realities

With shows in LA, NY and Houston, light and space artist James Turrell is in the spotlight. We hear about how he shapes reality with light, and helps design a gallery.

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By Frances Anderton • May 28, 2013 • 20m Listen

With shows in LA, Manhattan and Houston, famed light and space artist James Turrell is having a moment in the spotlight. Hunter Drohojowska-Philp talks to the artist about how he alters reality in a “perceptual cell,” and Frances Anderton learns about how he shaped the design of the new Kayne Griffin Corcoran gallery. With Maggie Kayne, Bill Griffin, Matthew Flynn and Silvia Kuhle. Also, a reminder of the living modernism of A. Quincy Jones, now in focus at the Hammer Museum.

Banner image: A soft light is cast on Ric Kayne and Matthew Flynn in the Skyspace-come-conference room designed by James Turrell for the new Kayne Griffin Corcoran gallery.

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    Frances Anderton

    architecture critic and author

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    Frances Anderton

    architecture critic and author

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