James Turrell: Meeting
Turrell's first American Skyspace, free inside a landmark Queens schoolhouse
One of artist James Turrell's celebrated Skyspaces, Meeting is a site-specific installation that invites viewers to gaze upwards toward an unobstructed view of the sky. The installation features a multicolored lighting program synchronized to sunrise and sunset that subtly shifts in color as the sky gradates into darkness. Meeting was the second Skyspace that Turrell constructed and the first in the United States — becoming a prototype for the many subsequent such works he would construct over the following decades. In 2016, after a renovation that replaced the original seating and added the new multi-colored lighting program, Meeting entered the collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Meeting is located on the northern side of MoMA PS1's third floor. Access is included with gallery admission during regular museum hours; capacity is limited and seating is first-come, first-served. Meeting will be closed in the case of rain, snow, or other inclement weather. The sunset lighting program begins approximately 20 minutes before sundown, and is only visible when sunset falls during regular museum hours; when it falls outside those hours, MoMA PS1 hosts special after-hours "Meeting Monday" viewings with an advance ticket.
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MoMA PS1Venue
MoMA PS1
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Installation ArtTag
Site SpecificStart date
October 8th, 2016
End date
September 24th, 2027
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Museum visitors sit inside a site-specific room on the third floor to gaze up through an unobstructed opening to the sky, with a multicolored lighting program at sunset.
Ages: All ages
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About MoMA PS1
MoMA PS1 is one of the oldest and largest nonprofit contemporary art institutions in the United States, dedicated exclusively to contemporary art. Located in a landmark 1892 schoolhouse in Long Island City, Queens, MoMA PS1 has provided a platform for emerging artists and important art historical movements since its founding, and has been an affiliate of MoMA since 2000.