Dividing the Light,
2007
James Turrell '65
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Copyright James Turrell, Photo Florian Holzherr.
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The Skyspace--a precisely
designed architectural installation that heightens the viewer's awareness of
light, sky and the activity of perception--is the form for which Turrell is
renowned. Building on this formal vocabulary, the artist has created an open,
transparent courtyard space in which a floating metal canopy shades the seating
area and provides a frame for the sky. During the transition from twilight to
full night, lighting elements, programmed to change in intensity and hue as they
wash the underside of the canopy, create the changing perception of sky as
space, form, object, and void. A shallow pool centered beneath the opening to
the sky mirrors the daytime sky and reflects a dark echo of the night sky.
The lighting programs are keyed to sunset and sunrise. The evening program
begins about 25 minutes before sunset and continues for approximately one hour.
The sunrise lighting program begins 100 minutes before sunrise. Between the
sunset and sunrise programs the canopy of the Skyspace is illuminated. Every
hour on the hour there is a brief (3 minute) chime of light.
Specific sunrise
and sunset times are available for the Los Angeles area.
When
Public hours: The public is invited to visit “Dividing the Light” on Saturday
through Monday. For groups of 10 or more or for alternate times, please contact
the Pomona College Museum 909 621 8283. Please note that food and drink are not
permitted in the Skyspace. We ask that you respect the space and the quiet
enjoyment of other visitors.
Where
The Skyspace is located in the Draper Courtyard, Lincoln and Edmunds Buildings,
Pomona College (corner of 6th & College Way), Claremont.
The Los Angeles area Metrolink
serves the city of Claremont with a station two blocks from the campus. Once at
the Metrolink station, walk six blocks north on College Avenue to 6th Street.
Turn right and travel one long block to College Way. The Skyspace is in the
Draper Courtyard on the Lincoln and Edmunds buildings at the corner of 6th
Street and College Way. Call Metrolink at (800) 371-LINK for a schedule or visit
their
Web.
View driving directions and a map to the Museum.
Exhibition
In honor of the new Skyspace, the Pomona College Museum of Art presented
“James Turrell at Pomona College,” an exhibition
that included
End Around, one
of the artist’s Ganzfeld works; two LED Tall Glass works from 2006, Gathered
Light and Silent Leading; and a selection of models and drawings.

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