Ushers prepare museumgoers for possible hallucinations and disorientation, before guiding them through an unlit corridor. A black, pyramidal staircase becomes visible and leads to a glowing room. Viewers, allowed into the space in groups of six, are enveloped in neon and the light sequence begins. As one color shifts to...
© James Turrell. Photography: Florian Holzherr
Of those which are accessible, Turrell’s most impressive works are arguably his permanent installations, which span 29 countries and often occupy obscure locations such as a Quaker meeting place in Houston, Texas and a winery in Argentina. It is perhaps ambitious then to provide an overview of the artist in a museum setting ., where projected light constructs illusory walls or barriers, and thespace.
Turrell and Museo Jumex do, however, attempt to create a more intimate experience between the viewer and the art in other ways – photography and videography are strictly prohibited so that visitors see the pieces with their own eyes rather than through a screen. ‘My work is about looking at the world,’ Turrell told his hometown paper, the, in a 1989 interview. ‘I don’t presume to tell you how to look at the world, but artists do offer tips and give you a vantage on the world.
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