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James Turrell
Breathing Light2013

Not on view
Abstract light installation, glowing magenta and violet color field in a recessed alcove with a soft-edged coral-red rectangle at center
Light installation with a large rectangular field of saturated magenta-violet light, centered glowing pink rectangle softly diffused against the luminous field, mounted within a grey architectural recess above a dark ledge.
Light installation featuring a large rectangular aperture filled with uniform, luminous blue light set into a dark wall, with a low platform below.
Artist or Maker
James Turrell
United States, California, Los Angeles, born 1943
Title
Breathing Light
Date Made
2013
Medium
LED light into space
Dimensions
Dimensions variable
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Kayne Griffin Corcoran and the Kayne Foundation
Accession Number
M.2013.1
Classification
Installation Art
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Govan, Michael and Christine Y. Kim. James Turrell: a Retrospective. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: DelMonico Books/Prestel, 2013.
Copyright
© James Turrell

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