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James Turrell    (American, 1943)

 James Turrell - Still Light (Prints) h: 107 x w: 76 cm / h: 42.1 x w: 29.9 in
James Turrell
Still Light 1990-1991
 
  

Biography
1943 Born May 6, 1943, Los Angeles, California
1961 Graduated Pasadena High School
1965 BA Psychology, Pomona College
1965 - 1966 Art Graduate Studies, University of California, Irvine
1973 MA Art, Claremont Graduate School
1974 Guggenheim Fellowship. 1975 National Endowment for the Arts, Matching Grant
1980 Arizona Commission for the Arts and Humanities, Visual Arts Fellowship.
1981 Lumen Award, New-York Section Illuminating Engineering Society with the International Association of Lighting Designers.
1984 Katherine T. and John D. MacArthur Foundation Fellowship.
1985 'Bessie' Award, New-York, for best collaboration with a Dance Company
1991 Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, France.
1992 Freidrich Prize, Frankfurt, Germany
1994 Skowhegan Award for Sculpture. 1997 Governor’s Arts Award, Artist of the Year, Arizona.
1998 Wolf Foundation, Wolf Prize, Israel
1999 Honorary Doctor of Arts, Chicago Art Institute
2000 Grande Médailles d'argent, Arts Plastiques, Fondation Académie d'Architecture, Paris, France.
2000 Scottsdale Cultural Arts Council, Artist of the Year, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
2001 Honorary Doctorate, Claremont Graduate School, California
2002 Jefferson Medal in Architecture, University of Virginia, USA.
2002 Honorary Doctorate, Royal Academy of Art, London, England.
2003 Distinguished Alumnus Award, Claremont graduate University, California, USA.
He currently lives and works in Flagstaff, Arizona

Exhibitions
2009 Dynamic Light Installation, Dornier Museum Friedrichshafen, Germany
2009 The Wolfsburg Project, Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Germany
2009 James Turrell - Geometrie des Lichts, Zentrum für Lichtkunst Unna, Germany
2009 Time & Place: Los Angeles, 1958-1968, Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland
2008 "Time & Place: Los Angeles, 1958-1968", Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
2008 James Turrell, Baldwin Gallery, Aspen, CO
2007 James Turrell at Pomona College, Pomona College Museum of Art, Claremont, CA
2006 James Turrell - A Life in Light, Louise T Blouin Foundation, London (England)
2005 James Turrell - Underground Gallery, Yorkshire Sculpture Park - YSP, Wakefield, West Yorkshire (England)
2004 Art 35 Basel, sant H10, June 16-21. solo
2004 'Brainstorming, topographie de la morale', Centre national d’art et du paysage,Vassivière en Limousin, France (20.03 - 27.06.2004). solo
2004 'Singular Forms (Sometimes Repeated): Art from 1951 to the Present', Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NYC, USA (05.03 - 16.05). solo
2004 Pace Wildenstein Gallery, New York, USA (03.12.2003 - 10.01.2004). solo
2004 Kunsthaus Zug, Zug, Suisse (30.11.2003 - 29.02.2004). solo
2003 Cheryl Haines Gallery, San Francisco, USA, 4 septembre - 18 octobre. solo
2003 Paik Hae Young Gallery & PKM Gallery, Seoul, Corée du Sud, du 30/10 au 31/11. solo
2003 Inauguration du siège de la caisse des dépôts et Consignations dans le cadre de 'Nuit Blanche', Quai d'Austerlitz, Paris, France(4/5 octobre). solo
2003 'James Turrell : into the light', Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, USA (2 juin 2002 - 30 avril 2003)
2003 Sonoma County Museum, Californie, USA. solo
2003 Galerie Cheryl Haines, San Francisco, Californie, USA. solo
2003 Galerie Paik Hae Young & Galerie PKM, Seoul, Corée du Sud. solo
2003 Nasher Sculpture Park, Dallas, Texas, USA, octobre - novembre
2003 'Mind Space', Galerie HoAm/ Sam Sung Museum, Seoul, South Korea, 28/02-18/05
2003 Galerie Henry Art, Seattle, Washington, USA
2002 INAX Gallery 1, Tokyo, Japan, 'Moon and Architecture', December 7, 2001 to February 23, 2002
2002 Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York, 'The Magic of Light', February 1 to May 19, 2002
2002 INAX Gallery Osaka, Osaka, Japan, 'Moon and Architecture', March 7 to May 24
2002 Galerie Almine Rech, Paris, 9 mars - 13 juillet. solo
2002 National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C, USA. solo
2002 Michael Hue-Williams Fine Art, London, England. solo
2002 'The Autonomous Spaces',Galerie Ace, Los Angeles, USA. solo
2001 Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, “Changing Perceptions: The Panza Collection at the Guggenheim Museum,” November 16, 2000 to April 22, 2001
2001 Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York, “Collaborations with Parkett: 1984 to Now,” April 3, to June 5, 2001. (Catalogue)
2001 Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, Arizona, “Infinite Light,” February 11 to June 3, 2001. (Installations, Models, Drawings, Permanent Installation
2000 Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial,” Echigo-Tsumari Region, July 20, 2000 to September 10, 2000
2000 Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York, “The American Century: Art and Culture 1900-2000,” September to February 2000
2000 Peter Blum Edition, Blumarts Inc. New York, New York, “Lux et Tenebrae,” June 17, 2000 to September 9, 2000. (Prints)
2000 The Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venezia, Italy, “Arte Californiana della Collezione Panza al Museo Guggenheim,” September 1 to December, 2000. (Installation)
2000 Angles Gallery, Santa Monica, California, “Inventional,” August 11, 2000 to September 16, 2000
1999 Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institute, Washington D.C., “Regarding Beauty,” October 7 to January 17, 2000. (Installation, Catalogue)
1999 Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York, “The American Century: Art and Culture 1900-2000,” September to February 2000. (Photographs, Catalogue)
1998 Armand Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, California, “Sunshine & Noir, Art in Los Angeles 1960-1997,” September 16 to January 3, 1999. (Installation, Catalogue)
1997 Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Germany, “Sunshine & Noir, Art in Los Angeles 1960-1997,” November 15, 1997 to February 1, 1998 (Installation, Catalogue)
1997 Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York, New York, January 18 to March 2, 1997 (Installation)
1996 Galerie Michele Chomette, Paris, France, January 18 to March 16, 1996
1995 Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, “After Art: Rethinking 150 Years of Photography,” (Catalogue)
1995 Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan, “Foundation Cartier; a Collection,” January 25 to March 12, 1995. (Installation)
1995 Portside Gallery, Yokohama, Japan, March 17 to May 17, 1995
1995 95 Joong-Ang Special Exhibition, Ho-Am Art Galerie, Seoul, Korea, “Contemplation,” September 25 to October 20, 1995. (Installation)
1995 Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, California, February 10 to April 30, 1995. (Installation)
1995 Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan, “Foundation Cartier; a Collection,” January 25 to March 12, 1995. (Installation)
1994 Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York, “Painting and Sculpture: Recent Acquisitions,” June 16 to September 11, 1994. (Installation)
1994 Lisa Sette Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona, “Roden Crater: Realizing a Vision,” March 10 to April 9, 1994. (Drawings, Prints, Hologram)
1994 National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., “Gemini Editions Limited Collection, Recent Prints and Sculpture,” June to October 2, 1994. (Catalogue)
1993 La Defense, Paris, France, “Differentes Natures,” June 25 to November 1, 1993. (Drawings, Photos, Models)
1991 Universidad Internacional Menedez y Pelayo, Santander, Spain, July 31 to September 8, 1991, catalogue. (Installation)
1991 Museum fur Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt, Germany, June 7, 1991. (Permanent Installation)
1990 Le Musee d’Art Contemporain de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, April 29 to July 22, 1990. (Installation)
1989 Ace Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, California, “The Innovators / Entering the Sculpture,” October 14 to November 25, 1989. (Installation)

Literature
2000 Paris sur Terre, trimestriel, février.
2000 Art Forum International, janvier.
2000 Nova Magazine, n°61, janvier.
2000 Art in America, n°1, janvier.
1999 Télérama, numéro spécial Noël, 25-31 décembre.
1999 Jalouse, n°26, décembre 99-janvier 2000.
1999 Connaissances des Arts, n°567, décembre.
1999 Vogue Paris, n° spécial décembre 99-janvier 2000.
1999 Jalouse n°25, novembre. Numéro n°9, décembre 99-janvier 2000. (spécial numéro double).
1999 Beaux Arts magazine n°187, décembre.
1999 Les Inrockuptibles n°223, 1er-7 décembre.
1999 Bon Voyage / magazine Air France, décembre.
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