James Turrell: Blue Planet Sky
A free, framed view of the sky in the museum's public Communication Zone
Blue Planet Sky captures the passing light and acts on our sensory experiences (seeing and feeling). We enter a room, where our attention is drawn to a section of sky, framed in a rectangular hole in the center of the ceiling. Through our encounter with open sky in this room, we directly experience the transformations of light ceaselessly occurring from morning to night. Through his inquiry, "How do we sense light?" Turrell seeks to awaken us to perceptions we ourselves are normally unaware of. James Turrell studied perceptual psychology, mathematics, astronomy and other natural sciences, and eventually art history, and worked at NASA from 1968 to 1971. He has consistently worked with light as a medium throughout his career, in an ongoing exploration of the nature of perception. Blue Planet Sky is located in the museum's free Communication Zone, open daily, alongside other permanent works including Leandro Erlich's Swimming Pool.
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21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
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Installation ArtTag
Site SpecificStart date
June 2nd, 2020
End date
September 24th, 2027
Audience Role
Visitors enter a square room open to the sky through a rectangular hole in the ceiling, in the museum's free public Communication Zone.
Ages: All ages
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About 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa opened in 2004 in the center of Kanazawa, designed with the architectural concept of a "town square." Surrounded by a park with open-air installations and greenery, the museum attracts over one million visitors per year to its interactive installations, permanent collection, and temporary exhibitions. Its free Communication Zone is open to the public daily, including works by James Turrell and Leandro Erlich.