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About James Turrell

Published 2016

Lucinda Ward talks about Turrell’s practice, inspiration’s and background. Turrell works with many mediums (prints, drawings, installations, earthworks) all of his works have a common interest in light and perspective. Ward mentions his connection to NGA with his earthwork, ‘Within without’ (2010) and 2015 exhibition, ‘James Turrell: A Retrospective’.

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Within without
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