James Turrell

Frist Art Museum Presents LIGHT, SPACE, SURFACE: Works from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

The Frist Art Museum presents Light, Space, Surface: Works from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, an exhibition of sculptures, paintings, and immersive installations by a loose-knit group of artists working in Southern California from the 1960s to the present. Organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Light, Space, Surface will be on view from June 3 through September 4, 2022.

SUPERBLUE Announces Programme For Final Weeks Of A.A. Murakami's Multisensory Experience In London

Superblue, the venture dedicated to experiential art, announces a special series of events offering unique ways for audiences to engage with and experience A.A. Murakami's installation Silent Fall, which runs until 8 May 2022, marking the conclusion of Superblue's first temporary installation in the United Kingdom.

Pittsburgh Opera to Premiere IN A GROVE, A Co-Production With LA Opera

GRAMMY-nominated composer and Pulitzer Prize finalist Christopher Cerrone's new opera In a Grove, featuring a libretto by Stephanie Fleischmann, will receive its world premiere performances by Pittsburgh Opera from February 19 - March 3, 2022.

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art Returns To In-Person Events

This month, for the first time since early 2020, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art will welcome visitors to attend, in person, popular returning events like Mystery in the Museum and Trivia Night @SMoCA.

National Gallery Announces New Sculpture Garden Commission By Artist Lindy Lee

Australian artist Lindy Lee will look to the stars to create her most significant work to date, an immersive, public sculpture, the Ouroboros, for the National Gallery of Australia's 40th anniversary.  

Lord Patten Of Barnes Announces Praemium Imperiale 2021 Laureates

The Japan Art Association and Lord Patten of Barnes, Praemium Imperiale's International Advisor in the UK, have today announced the recipients of the 2021 Praemium Imperiale Awards.

Frist Art Museum Announces 2022 Schedule Of Exhibitions

The Frist Art Museum has announced its 2022 schedule of exhibitions. In the Ingram Gallery, the year begins with On the Horizon: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Pérez Art Museum Miami Collection, an exhibition of fifty artists that explores the diverse cultural and political landscapes of Cuba and its diaspora.

Rubell Museum To Re-Open Two Yayoi Kusama Infinity Rooms Beginning Tomorrow

Beginning June 23, visitors can experience the Rubell Museum's two Infinity Rooms by Yayoi Kusama for the first time since March 2020. These celebrated fully immersive works create a kaleidoscopic effect that transports visitors to an alternate, limitless universe.

Superblue Miami Launches With Installations By Es Devlin, TeamLab & James Turrell

Superblue, the groundbreaking new venture dedicated to producing, presenting, and engaging audiences with experiential art, today opens its first highly-anticipated center in Miami, Florida – offering visitors of all ages unprecedented access to a dynamic range of large-scale experiential artworks and iconic installations.

Daniel Bernard Roumain to Become New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Resident Artistic Catalyst

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra is welcoming composer, performer, educator and activist Daniel Bernard Roumain to its artistic leadership team as Resident Artistic Catalyst, a new role that will further the NJSO’s leading commitment to transforming all aspects of the organization to meaningfully increase diversity, equity and inclusion.

Lapalux Announces New Album AMNIOVERSE

Lapalux (aka Stuart Howard) returns to Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder for his fourth album. Amnioverse—“a sort of portmanteau of the amniotic sac and the universe,” he explains—revolves around notions of fluidity; that birth, life, death, and rebirth on a never ending continuum.

Just yesterday, President Barack Obama presented the National Medals of Arts in conjunction with the National Humanities Medals in an East Room ceremony at the White House. NEA Chairman Jane Chu said, 'Whether its animation or architecture, writing or music, these artists' creativity and passion have made an enormous impact on our nation. I join the President in congratulating them and celebrating the arts in our country.' The official citations for the 2013 National Medal of Arts recipients are: Julia Alvarez, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Joan Harris, Bill T. Jones, John Kander, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Maxine Hong Kingston, Albert Maysles, Linda Ronstadt, Billie Tsien and Tod Williams, and James Turrell. Check out the ceremony below!

James Turrell's first exhibition in a New York museum since 1980 focuses on the artist's groundbreaking explorations of perception, light, color, and space, with a special focus on the role of site-specificity in his practice. It will be on view June 21–September 25, 2013. Check out a sneak peek below that was featured in the New York Times.