James Turrell

A retrospective

Exhibition
13 Dec 2014 – 8 Jun 2015
A figure is silhouetted against a bright red box outlined in green that appears to continue endlessly into the wall

James Turrell, After green, 1993, purchased 2014 © James Turrell

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This exhibition follows three highly successful shows throughout 2013—at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Guggenheim in New York. It brings together works from LACMA's tour, with spectacular installations purpose-built for Canberra, drawings, prints and photographs. This is contemporary art like you've never seen before and promises an experience not to be missed.

Text sourced from: Ward, Lucina, Simeran Maxwell and Jaklyn Babington et al. James Turrell : A Retrospective / National Gallery of Australia. Canberra: National Gallery of Australia, 2014.

Sponsors

Presenting partners: ACT government

Principle partners: ActewAGL, Channel Nine, National Australia Bank

Major partners: Qantas, National Collecting Institutions Touring and Outreach Program, Molongo Group, PricewaterhouseCooper, Palace Electric, and the National Gallery of Australia Council Exhibition Fund

Media Partners: JCDecaux, WIN Network, The Canberra Times, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Broadsheet

Accommodation partners: Novotel Hotels

Beverage partners: Chandon and Coopers

Signage partners: Flashgraphics

Organised in association with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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