Had the opportunity to visit Mass MoCA in North Adams, MA yesterday. The James Turrell exhibit is such an incredible opportunity to see many large pieces by him on one place. It’s hard to explain exactly how it feels to experience these pieces in person. He plays so much with how perception works and taking advantage of diffuse lighting, it plays so many tricks on the eye. My favorite was C.A.V.U. which was a converted water tower with a circle of seats pointed up at an opening in the sky. We got to see it with the portal both open (looking into the sky) and closed (a glowing illuminated disc) and it was quite meditative. The exhibit is open through 2025 and I plan on going back at least once to get to do them all again.
but I desperately need to see these lights