View in:web browser Share:Twitter | Facebook  press releases       press images       faq for media       exhibitions      calendar & events James Turrell Opens at the Guggenheim Museum in June Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic rotunda to be transformed into a light installation in the artist's first solo exhibition in New York in more than 30 years Exhibition: James Turrell Venue: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 1071 Fifth Avenue, New York Location: Rotunda floor; Annex Levels 2 and 5; High Gallery Dates: June 21–September 25, 2013 Press Preview: Thursday, June 20, 10 am–1 pm (NEW YORK, NY – May 14, 2013) — From June 21 to September 25, 2013, the Guggenheim Museum presents James Turrell, the eminent American artist’s first solo exhibition in a New York museum since 1980. The exhibition features a major new site-specific work, Aten Reign (2013), which represents one of the most dramatic transformations of the museum ever conceived—reimagining the rotunda of Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic building as one of Turrell’s luminous and immersive Skyspaces. Opening on the summer solstice, the installation will fill the museum’s central void with shifting natural and artificial light and intense, modulating color, creating a dynamic perceptual experience that exposes the materiality of light. Including select early works in addition to the monumental new installation, James Turrell considers the dominant themes explored by the artist for nearly fifty years, focusing on his investigations of perception, light, color, and space and the critical role of site-specificity in his practice. James Turrell is one of three concurrent, independently curated presentations of the artist’s work in summer 2013. Together, the exhibitions at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art celebrate Turrell's groundbreaking career and form a three-part retrospective across the country.  James Turrell is curated by Carmen Giménez, Stephen and Nan Swid Curator of Twentieth-Century Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and Nat Trotman, Associate Curator, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. View the full release. #1298 May 13, 2013 guggenheim.org/pressimages User ID: photoservice Password: presspass Betsy Ennis Director, Media and Public Relations Keri Murawski Senior Publicist Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 212 423 3840 pressoffice@guggenheim.org James Turrell is organized by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York, in conjunction with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The Leadership Committee for James Turrell is gratefully acknowledged for its support, including Lisa and Richard Baker, Pace Gallery, Almine Rech Gallery, Fundación Almine y Bernard Ruiz-Picasso, and those who wish to remain anonymous. James Turrell, rendering for Aten Reign, 2013. Daylight and LED light. Site-specific installation, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York © James Turrell. Rendering: Andreas Tjeldflaat, 2012 © Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation FORWARD        JOIN THE PRESS LIST       CONTACT US        UNSUBSCRIBE        PRIVACY POLICY   Guggenheim Museum | 1071 Fifth Ave at 89th St | New York, NY 10128 | 212 423 3500 | guggenheim.org