James Turrell at Pomona College

James Turrell

Oct 29

Written By Rebecca McGrew

Installation view at Pomona College Museum of Art

James Turrell, Silent Leading , 2006. LED light, etched glass &amp; shallow space.

James Turrell, Silent Leading, 2006. LED light, etched glass & shallow space.

James Turrell, Jump Start , 1990. cast hydrocal plaster &amp; wood. 16 x 33-3/4 x 33-3/4 in.

James Turrell, Jump Start, 1990. cast hydrocal plaster & wood. 16 x 33-3/4 x 33-3/4 in.

The exhibition, James Turrell at Pomona College, presents the work of this internationally acclaimed light and space artist and complements Turrell’s newest Skyspace, Dividing the Light, now open on the Pomona College campus. The exhibition includes the Ganzfeld, “End Around”; two LED Tall Glass works from 2006, and a selection of models and drawings. James Turrell is a native of Los Angeles who grew up in Pasadena, California. He received his undergraduate degree in perceptual psychology from Pomona College in ‘65, and an M.F.A. from Claremont Graduate School in ‘73.

Symposium and Dedication of Pomona College Skyspace Bridges Hall of Music, 150 E. Fourth Street Pomona College

Keynote speaker: Michael Govan, CEO and Wallis Annenberg Director, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Professor William Banks, Perceptual Psychology

Conversation with James Turrell and Professor Arden Reed

September 4 – 17, 2007 at the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College