outdoor subterranean oculi, called skyspaces, will frame the shifting hues of the sky to reveal phenomena rarely visible to the naked eye.

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danica o. kus captures turrell's largest and most complex work to date, situated within the garden of the national gallery of australia.

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light artist james turrell and a-works architectural office collaborate on skyspace set on the hardangervidda mountain plateau.

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james turell's permanent installation ‘green mountain falls skyspace’ is part of the green box arts festival in colorado.

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the skyspace will be built of local stone and beetle kill pine, and will integrate a retractable roof for more specific light shows.

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the work will be the artist's largest free-standing circular piece to date with a capacity for 50 viewers.

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a concrete bench encircles the room, with an incline that naturally directs views towards the opening above.

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one of turrell’s most celebrated skyspaces, meeting is a site-specific installation that invites viewers to gaze upwards toward an unobstructed view of the sky.

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the building is equipped with a mobile dome, which, when closed, allows the room to be used for 'ganzfelds' – another of turrell's artistic concepts.

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famed for his awe inducing 'skyspaces', designboom takes a look at one of turrell's most well loved installations in beijing's temple of wisdom.

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