Julian Heynen

Gernot Bohme

Agostino de Rosa

James Turrell: Geometry of Light

Simon Starling

Plants and images of plants, motors and power systems, physical and cultural transfers are the mainstay of Simon Starling's exhibition Under Lime. In the three installations on display, the unconventional use of machines as modes of transport and energy supplies is not only alluded to: it is seen in action. The ensemble demonstrates, simply yet strikingly, how vital it is that the precarious balance of the atmosphere be maintained both to sustain the natural processes of plant life and for the presentation of works of art. English and German text.

Under lime, Simon Starling

Ausstellungskatalog Wilhelm-Lehmbruch-Museum der Stadt Duisburg, 24.9.-3.12.1978

"Mona Lisa im 20. Jahrhundert"

James Turrell

Ursula Sinnreich

Zentrum für Internationale Lichtkunst Unna

James Turrell (*1943 inLos Angeles) is undoubtedly the most influential contemporary light artist. His entire oeuvre is dedicated to the exploration of the many facets of natural and artificial light. In his work, light and space become experiential processes, reflecting the basic conditions of aesthetic perception.At the center of this book is a group of works, Sky Spaces, which have become an art form in their own right, developed by Turrell over the course of his career. Academic, philosophical, and art-historical essays explain the development and significance of these perceptual spaces, whose concept is closely bound to the creation of the Roden Crater Project in the Arizona desert, where the artist began erecting an observatory in 1974. Examples of his work are used to explain the meaning of these light spaces to contemporary art. Also included is the latest installation, Skyspace/Camera Obscura Space, which Turrell conceived for the Zentrum für Internationale Lichtkunst in Unna. Exhibition schedule: Zentrum für Internationale Lichtkunst, Unna, January 31-May 31, 2009 · Simultaneous opening of James Turrell's most recent permanent installation, Skyspace/Camera Obscura Space · Symposium April/May 2009

Geometry of Light

Julian Heynen

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