{"id":1608,"date":"2026-07-06T17:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T14:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tadoley.com\/?p=1608"},"modified":"2026-07-06T17:27:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T14:27:00","slug":"inside-james-turrells-most-ambitious-skyspace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tadoley.com\/?p=1608","title":{"rendered":"Inside James Turrell\u2019s Most Ambitious Skyspace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anothermag.com\/art-photography\/17298\/james-turrell-new-skyspace-as-seen-below-aros-aarhus-review?utm_source=Linkamp;utm_medium=Linkamp;utm_campaign=RSSFeedamp;utm_term=inside-james-turrell-s-most-ambitious-skyspace\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.anothermag.com\/786\/azure\/another-prod\/470\/5\/475272.jpeg\" alt=\"As Seen Below \u2013 The Dome, a Skyspace by James Turrell\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>James Turrell<\/strong><span>\u2019s first experiment with light occurred when he was a young boy growing up in Los Angeles in the 1940s. \u201cProbably as a result of the air attack back in 1942, an edict had been issued for all houses [in Los Angeles] to place blackout shades over the windows at night,\u201d he recalls. \u201cWhen I was six years old, in order to assert my own presence in the room, I took a pin or needle to these curtains and pierced them to make star patterns and the constellations \u2026hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anothermag.com\/art-photography\/17298\/james-turrell-new-skyspace-as-seen-below-aros-aarhus-review?utm_source=Linkutm_medium=Linkutm_campaign=RSSFeedutm_term=inside-james-turrell-s-most-ambitious-skyspace\">read more raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anothermag.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/14742\/as-seen-below-the-dome-a-skyspace-by-james-turrell\/0?utm_source=Linkutm_medium=Linkutm_campaign=RSSFeedutm_term=inside-james-turrell-s-most-ambitious-skyspace\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.anothermag.com\/138\/0-210-2999-1999\/azure\/another-prod\/470\/5\/475271.jpeg\" alt=\"As Seen Below \u2013 The Dome, a Skyspace by James Turrell\" \/><\/a>nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anothermag.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/14742\/as-seen-below-the-dome-a-skyspace-by-james-turrell\/1?utm_source=Linkutm_medium=Linkutm_campaign=RSSFeedutm_term=inside-james-turrell-s-most-ambitious-skyspace\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.anothermag.com\/138\/0-986-1920-1280\/azure\/another-prod\/470\/5\/475275.jpeg\" alt=\"As Seen Below \u2013 The Dome, a Skyspace by James Turrell\" \/><\/a>nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anothermag.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/14742\/as-seen-below-the-dome-a-skyspace-by-james-turrell\/2?utm_source=Linkutm_medium=Linkutm_campaign=RSSFeedutm_term=inside-james-turrell-s-most-ambitious-skyspace\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.anothermag.com\/138\/0-248-3000-2000\/azure\/another-prod\/470\/5\/475272.jpeg\" alt=\"As Seen Below \u2013 The Dome, a Skyspace by James Turrell\" \/><\/a>nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anothermag.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/14742\/as-seen-below-the-dome-a-skyspace-by-james-turrell\/3?utm_source=Linkutm_medium=Linkutm_campaign=RSSFeedutm_term=inside-james-turrell-s-most-ambitious-skyspace\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.anothermag.com\/138\/0-576-2048-1365\/azure\/another-prod\/470\/5\/475273.jpeg\" alt=\"As Seen Below \u2013 The Dome, a Skyspace by James Turrell\" \/><\/a>nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anothermag.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/14742\/as-seen-below-the-dome-a-skyspace-by-james-turrell\/4?utm_source=Linkutm_medium=Linkutm_campaign=RSSFeedutm_term=inside-james-turrell-s-most-ambitious-skyspace\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.anothermag.com\/138\/0-0-3000-2000\/azure\/another-prod\/470\/5\/475268.jpeg\" alt=\"As Seen Below \u2013 The Dome, a Skyspace by James Turrell\" \/><\/a>nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anothermag.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/14742\/as-seen-below-the-dome-a-skyspace-by-james-turrell\/5?utm_source=Linkutm_medium=Linkutm_campaign=RSSFeedutm_term=inside-james-turrell-s-most-ambitious-skyspace\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.anothermag.com\/138\/0-0-2763-1842\/azure\/another-prod\/470\/5\/475269.jpeg\" alt=\"As Seen Below \u2013 The Dome, a Skyspace by James Turrell\" \/><\/a>nbsp;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anothermag.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/14742\/as-seen-below-the-dome-a-skyspace-by-james-turrell\/0?utm_source=Linkutm_medium=Linkutm_campaign=RSSFeedutm_term=inside-james-turrell-s-most-ambitious-skyspace\">View Gallery (10 images)<\/a>nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Turrell\u2019s first experiment with light occurred when he was a young boy growing up in Los Angeles in the 1940s. \u201cProbably as a result of the air attack back in 1942, an edict had been issued for all 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