To work with the light itself, to create experiences for visitors is probably the greatest thing anyone who works with light can do.
The exhibit opens with a bang. This treatment of Guggenheim’s iconic atrium is nothing short of stunning. By re-imagining the atrium as a volume on which to paint with light, Turrell makes a simple statement of overwhelming power.
The shot to the right shows the atrium in green but over the course of minutes it will change colors very slowly crossfading through simple pastels and vibrant punches of red and purple and blue. You are invited to sit back and tilt your head up and just experience this expanse as your ears are filled with the conversations and murmurs of other visitors. It’s the light itself and it’s relationship to space that Turrell works with and in this case to stunning overall effect.
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