James Turrell - A Retrospective

James Turrell: A Retrospective, edited by Michael Govan and Christine Y. Kim / ISBN 9781636810799 / 300-page hardback, 10.25 x 12 inches (weighing 5 lbs!), published in 2023 by Delmonico and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (reprinting the 2013 book) I live near the James Turrell Skyspace in Philly and have gotten to experience it *** 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