NGA sees the light … with Turrell

In a Canberra exclusive, the NGA announced today its summer blockbuster, James Turrell: A Retrospective, opening 13 December.

28 Aug 2014

Gina Fairley

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Visual Arts

Detail of Turrell’s Sight unseen 2013 from his Ganzfeld series of LED light. Installation view Villa e Collezione Panza, Varese (Italy), © James Turrell; photo © Florian Holzherr

James Turrell has been called a magician of light. His extraordinary installations use light in a sculptural way, mesmerising in their immersive quality and ability to morph and diffuse space.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina