James Turrell

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Interview:

James Turrell: "Live Oak Friends Meeting House"

ART21: How did you come to design the Quaker meetinghouse in Houston? Was that your idea, or did the Friends there contact you? TURRELL: First of all, the meetinghouse in Houston really was, in the beginning, the idea of Hiram Butler, who is a gallerist in Houston. He became very interested in the different projects regarding... continue reading

Published: 9/21/2001

Interview:

James Turrell: "Roden Crater"

ART21: Where are we, right now? TURRELL: Well, right now we’re on top of Roden Crater, which is on the western edge of The Painted Desert. And we’re looking at the San Francisco Peaks volcanic field. There are over four hundred craters; this is one of them. And this is the easternmost crater, perhaps tied with South Sheba. So... continue reading

Published: 9/21/2001

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James Turrell

"For us, the idea of having a work that has contradictions is very important—when, in affirming something, it includes itself and attacks itself. How can you put together all of these things that have nothing to do with each other? You use glue! Glue can be an idea, a word. You can use an ideological glue."
—Allora & Calzadilla

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