James Turrell: A Retrospective

Enhanced by thoughtful essays and an illuminating interview with the artist, this monograph explores every aspect of Turrell's career to date--from his early geometric light projections, prints, and drawings, through his installations exploring sensory deprivation and seemingly unmodulated fields of colored light, to recent two-dimensional experiments with holograms. Whether he's projecting shapes on a flat wall or into the corner of a gallery space, James Turrell is perpetually asking us to "go inside and greet the light"--evoking his Quaker upbringing. Copublished with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art for the major touring retrospective and concurrent exhibitions at the Solomon R. Fans of this highly influential artist will find much to savor in this wide-ranging and beautiful book, featuring specially commissioned new photography by Florian Holzherr.. 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 Ang

"Infinite Light, Indeterminable Space" according to Crystal Dragonfly MFA. I recommend this book for many reasons. First it is loaded with images of the artist’s artwork! Equally important – the size of the book is adequate enough that the images have impact, plus the color prints are high quality. When dealing with the subject of artwork that is “made of light” this is of upmost importance. The first article in the book, “Inner Light” by Michael Govan, director of the Los Angeles museum, sets the tone for the book and the ar. THE book on James Turrell This book is the catalogue for a major, year-long retrospective on James Turrell at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art starting in May of 2013. The book is co-authored by LACMA's dynamo director and major Turrell supporter Michael Govan. It is by far the best collection on Turrell's work to date and I highly recommend not only purchasing the book but visiting the museum exhibition, which seems like a blockbuster.To be honest, and I think the authors would agree, any book on Turrell, no. "Five Stars" according to Richard J Taylor. Great part of my collection.

Guggenheim Museum, New York and The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, this comprehensive volume 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. From the Inside Flap Copublished with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art for the major touring retrospective and concurrent exhibitions at the Solomon R. Fans of this highly influential artist will find much to savor in this wide-ranging and beautiful book, featuring specially commissioned new photography by Florian Holzherr.

MICHAEL GOVAN is the C.E.O. and Wallis Annenberg Director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.