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James Turrell

by Carmen Gimenez, Nat Trotman

This catalogue examines the perception of light, colour, and space through site-specific installations and early works. It includes documentation of the Roden Crater project and scholarly essays produced for a major retrospective exhibition.

Accession 7069 ISBN 9780892074884 Publisher Guggenheim Museum
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