| Turrell Skyspace |
Dividing the Light, 2007
James Turrell '65
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The Skyspace--a precisely designed architectural installation that heightens the viewer's awareness of light, sky and the activity of perception--is the form for which Turrell is renowned. Building on this formal vocabulary, the artist has created an open, transparent courtyard space in which a floating metal canopy shades the seating area and provides a frame for the sky. During the transition from twilight to full night, lighting elements, programmed to change in intensity and hue as they wash the underside of the canopy, create the changing perception of sky as space, form, object, and void. A shallow pool centered beneath the opening to the sky mirrors the daytime sky and reflects a dark echo of the night sky.
The lighting programs are keyed to sunset and sunrise. The evening program
begins about 25 minutes before sunset and continues for approximately one hour.
The sunrise lighting program begins 100 minutes before sunrise. Between the
sunset and sunrise programs the canopy of the Skyspace is illuminated. Every
hour on the hour there is a brief (3 minute) chime of light.
Specific sunrise
and sunset times are available for the Los Angeles area.
Take a Tour of the Skyspace
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When
Public hours: The public is invited to visit the Skyspace on Sundays and
Mondays, 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Groups of 10 or more must make
arrangements with the Museum. Please call 909.621.8283.
Where
The Skyspace is located in the Draper Courtyard, Lincoln and Edmunds Buildings,
Pomona College (corner of 6th & College Way), Claremont.
The Los Angeles area Metrolink serves the city of Claremont with a station two blocks from the campus. Once at the Metrolink station, walk six blocks north on College Avenue to 6th Street. Turn right and travel one long block to College Way. The Skyspace is in the Draper Courtyard on the Lincoln and Edmunds buildings at the corner of 6th Street and College Way. Call Metrolink at (800) 371-LINK for a schedule or visit their Web. View driving directions and a map to the Museum.
Exhibition
In honor of the new Skyspace, the Pomona College Museum of Art is presenting
“James Turrell at Pomona College,” an exhibition that includes
End Around, one
of the artist’s Ganzfeld works; two LED Tall Glass works from 2006, Gathered
Light and Silent Leading; and a selection of models and drawings. The exhibition
continues through May 17, 2008.
More detailed information is available on the Museum News page.
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