James Turrell "Large Holograms"
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At The Pace Gallery (534 W 25th St)
Media: Installation, Other
"James Turrell: Large Holograms" features fifteen unique large-scale transmission light works measuring over 5 to 6 feet in height, all of which were made in 2007 and 2008 and are on view for the first time. In this new work James Turrell presents the mass and physicality of light, a subject he first explored in his seminal Projection Pieces from the 1960s. Here, that physicality is generated using the optical space of dichromate reflection holograms. Holograms are traditionally used to make an illusion, where light becomes the means through which a three-dimensional object is depicted. Turrell instead uses holography to examine the phenomenon of the light itself, capturing it’s normally fleeting qualities and allowing light to become the object.
[Image: James Turrell "Untitled (7ROA+B)" (2007) transmission light 73.5 x 39.5 in.]
Schedule
From 2009-09-10 To 2009-10-17
Opening Reception on 2009-09-09 from 18:00 to 20:00
The artist will be in attendance.
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Reviews
Although I love Turrell's light spaces, these holograms were not as meditative or transporting for me. There is one though, that is a blue ring which is absolutely fantastic. It's tilted so that it partially hovers out over the viewer. It's worth seeing the show for that one alone!
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