Emerging in the mid-1960s with the Southern California Light and Space movement, James Turrell (b. 1943) has devoted his career to artwork that challenges the limits of human perception. From his early experiments with geometric projections that transfigured space with light to the colossal decades-long undertaking of transforming an extinct volcano in northern Arizona into the immersive Roden Crater, he has strived to “create an experience of wordless thought” through his art.
An avid pilot as well as an artist, the Los Angeles native has long considered the sky to be his studio. Before creating his first light sculptures as a graduate student at the University of California at Irvine, he studied perceptual psychology and math at Pomona College. His practice has been an ongoing investigation of new techniques that would envelop viewers in light and color, whether through his research of optical phenomena related to sensory deprivation or his construction of complex architectural spaces that allow visitors to meditate on the materiality of light.
Most encounters with Turrell’s art are site-specific, such as his series of Skyspaces, which includes more than 80 chambers around the globe with apertures open to the sky. The shifts of daylight from sunrise to sunset make every moment in a Skyspace unique. To build his frequently monumental visions of space, light and color, he has also worked in far-flung corners of the planet, from the 1996 Celestial Vault — situated in an artificial crater in the Netherlands, where visitors can contemplate the contour where Earth meets sky — to the nine installations in the James Turrell Museum nestled in a remote vineyard in Argentina. Whether installations, prints, drawings, models or holograms, all of Turrell’s art has engaged with the wonder of light and how it shapes our observation of the world.
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James Turrell -Key Lime, Scarce LACMA Museum Exhibition poster offset lithograph
By James Turrell
Located in New York, NY
“Light is not so much something that reveals, as it is itself the revelation.” - James Turrell James Turrell Key Lime, Rare LACMA Exhibition print, 2013 Scarce Offset lithograph pos...
Lithograph, Offset
$1,450
H 17.5 in W 22.5 in
SIGNED 1960s Jean DUBUFFET print (Jean Dubuffet exhibition poster)
By Jean Dubuffet
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean Dubuffet Ustensiles Utopiques 1966: Hand-signed Jean Dubuffet lithographic poster published on the occasion of: "Jean Dubuffet, Recent Pa...
Offset, Laid Paper, Lithograph
$281
H 11.82 in W 12.8 in D 0.08 in
XIV Winter Olympics games by Cy Yozo Hamaguchi - 1984
Located in Roma, IT
XIV Winter Olympics games is a vintage poster realized by the artist Yozo Hamaguchi, in occasion of the XIV Winter Olympics games in Sarajevo, in 1984.
Lithograph, Offset
Keith Haring: Into 1984/Tony Shafrazi Gallery
By Keith Haring
Located in New York, NY
Color offset lithograph. Signed and dated in felt-tip pen and pink ink, lower right. Published by Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York. Presented in black wood frame (36.5" x 24.75") M...
Color, Lithograph, Offset
Unavailable|$4,272
H 20.87 in W 33.08 in
Banksy (1974) - Monkey Parliament - Offset lithograph in colours on paper - 2009
By Banksy
Located in Varese, IT
Offset lithograph in colours on smooth wove paper, edited in 2009 Paper size: 53 x 84 cm Framed size: 65 x 96 cm Very good condition Publisher: Bristol Museum & Art Gallery The ‘Mo...
Lithograph, Offset
Rio de Janeiro
By Robert Rauschenberg
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rio de Janeiro is a colorful, bold, graphic, and visually compelling offset-lithograph by blue chip, pop artist Robert Rauschenberg. In 1991, he was involved with th...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Lithograph, Offset
$471
H 32.29 in W 25.2 in
When Life Gives You A Lemon, You Must Eat The Lemon - BOX FRAMED
By David Shrigley
Located in London, GB
80 x 60 cm - sheet size 82 x 64 cm - Framed Off-set lithography Printed on 200g Munken Lynx paper Narayana Press in Denmark David Shrigley is a British artist celebrated for his dis...
Lithograph, Offset
$575
H 8.5 in W 12 in
Basquiat Enrico Navarra Gallery 1999/2000 (vintage Basquiat announcements)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Enrico Navarra Gallery Paris 1999-2000: A set of 2 rare vintage Basquiat announcement cards published on the occasion(s) of: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Gallery Enri...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
$950
H 38.5 in W 23.5 in
Leo Castelli Gallery (Landscape with Red Sky) Poster /// Roy Lichtenstein Pop
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997) Title: "Leo Castelli Gallery (Landscape with Red Sky)" Year: 1985 Medium: Original Offset-Lithograph, Exhibition Poster on smoo...
Lithograph, Offset
Keith Haring Paul Maenz 1984 (announcement)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Galerie Paul Maenz, Cologne, Germany 1984: Super rare, tri-fold poster booklet published to announce Haring’s 1984 solo exhibition at Paul Maenz Gallery in Cologne (Hari...
Lithograph, Offset
Basquiat Gray 1980
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat (untitled) Gray 1980: Basquiat illustrated & printed this exceptionally rare flyer for his band Gray in 1980. Executed similarly in the manner of his well-documented Anti-Product Cards of the period - Basquiat draws over a found image, then employs his famous William Burroughs style 'cut-up' technique; completing the piece by abstractly scrawling the word, 'Gray' above. Few known to have survived. Not to be passed upon. Literature: Jean-Michel Basquiat 1981: The Studio of the Street', (Deitch, Cortez, Vassell); Seeing Loud: Basquiat and Music (Buchhart, Bessières, Desmarais). Exhibited: Jean-Michel Basquiat 1981: The Studio of the Street: Jeffrey Deitch Gallery, New York, 2006; New York, New Music 1980-86: Museum of the City of New York (2021); Montreal Museum of Fine Arts: Seeing Loud: Basquiat and Music (2022); Basquiat Soundtracks: The Philharmonie de Paris, 2023 (The Paris Philharmonic). Further background as follows: Medium: Color Xerox on paper. 1980. Dimensions: 8.5 x 11 inches. Condition: Good overall vintage condition; scattered soiling marks; minor signs of handling & aging; typewriting on the reverse; minor corner bending in one or more places. Unsigned from an edition of unknown; few known to have survived. Provenance: Obtained directly from a prominent Basquiat Gray...
Offset, Lithograph
$4,000
H 33 in W 23.25 in
Basquiat Galerie Hans Mayer 1988 (1980s Basquiat exhibition poster)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Galerie Hans Mayer Düsseldorf 1988: A rare, exceptional 1980s exhibition poster designed & illustrated by Basquiat during his lifetime; published in 1988 on the occasio...
Lithograph, Offset
Poster for Peace
By Robert Rauschenberg
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color offset lithograph with strong colors. Signed, dated and numbered 230/250 in pencil by Rauschenberg. Published by S...
Color, Lithograph, Offset
Keith Haring Paris 1987 (Keith Haring Pompidou)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Paris, 1987: Well-suited for framing, this vibrant oversized illustrated bag was designed by Keith Haring during his lifetime for the P...
Plastic, Offset, Lithograph
“The Winter Ball” 1988
By Yan Macs
Located in Austin, TX
Poster Size: 23.5 x 16.5 in. Vintage Gold Leaf Frame Size: 23.5 x 16.5 in. Signed and inscribed in gold marker, bottom right A poster for "The Winter Ball 1988" in Houston, Texas, p...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
Keith Haring illustration art 1986 (Keith Haring 1986)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Cover Art 1986: A rare highly collectible 1986 art publication featuring standout cover art by Keith Haring. Offset printed cover art and interior illustrations; softco...
Lithograph, Offset
Sold
H 18.35 in W 15.28 in
Crystal light, 2022, Turrell, limited editions of 42 unique pieces, light art
By James Turrell
Located in Zug, CH
James Turrell Crystal Light, 2022 Clear Crystal 46.6 × 38.8 cm (18.3 × 15.3 in) Engraved with the signatures of James Turrell and Lalique Edition of 42 + 2 AP + 5 HC For almost 50 ...
Glass
Sky-Space
By James Turrell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: James Turrell Title: Sky Space Year: 2008 Medium: Conglomerate from the Austrian Mountain Mönschberg, with a wooden box Edition: /50, numbered on t...
Cast Stone
JAMES TURRELL
By James Turrell
Located in New York, NY
Ciscar, Consuelo et al.. JAMES TURRELL. 540 pp. fully illustrated in color and b&w. 4to, boards. Valencia, IVAM, 2004. Catalogue Raisonne. Long out-of-print, this is the most comp...
Meeting
By James Turrell
Located in Houston, TX
James Turrell Meeting, 1989-90 Aquatint 47 7/16 x 29 13/16" Framed
Aquatint
From the Guggenheim, Set 1, Blue, Mixed, Small Vertical, 2013
By James Turrell
Located in Houston, TX
James Turrell From the Guggenheim, Set 1, Blue, Mixed, Small Vertical, 2013 Archival Ink Jet, Artist Designed Frame 9 x 6 1/4, left 5 5/8 x 8 3/8, center 6 1/2 x 5 3/8, right ...
From the Guggenheim, Set 1, Black, Mixed, 2013
By James Turrell
Located in Houston, TX
James Turrell From the Guggenheim, Set 1, Black, Mixed , 2013 Archival Ink Jet, Artist Designed Frame 6 1/2 x 5 3/8 left 9 1/8 x 6 1/8 center 6 3/4 x 5 1/2 right 17 x 15 1/2 e...
Gard
By James Turrell
Located in Houston, TX
Aquatint
2013 Site Plan Blueprint
By James Turrell
Located in Houston, TX
1983 Site Plan Blueprint
By James Turrell
Located in Houston, TX
Meeting
By James Turrell
Located in Houston, TX
Aquatint
Carn
By James Turrell
Located in Houston, TX
Aquatint
Acro
By James Turrell
Located in Houston, TX
Aquatint
Alta
By James Turrell
Located in Houston, TX
Aquatint