James Turrell: Lifting the Veil

James Turrell light installations at Gagosian Hong Kong.

Why go

The exhibition brings together three of Turrell's computer-controlled Glasswork pieces—each installed in a custom chamber—alongside holograms, prints, and models of his monumental Roden Crater project, offering a survey of his five-decade investigation into light as material and perception.

What to expect

Three illuminated Glasswork installations (Resolute, Patmos, Of One Mind) with slowly shifting LED color fields; holograms including Red Triangle; prints and aquatint etchings; architectural models and site plans documenting Skyspaces and Roden Crater.

Things to know

• Turrell has centered his practice on light as primary material since the 1960s, beginning with installations in his Santa Monica studio.
• Roden Crater, under construction since 1977, is a large-scale artwork carved into a volcanic cinder cone in Northern Arizona's Painted Deser
• The Glassworks series, initiated in 2001, features computer-controlled LED lights behind shaped apertures (ellipse, diamond, rectangle) that
• Skyspaces are individual architectural chambers with ceiling apertures framing the sky, incorporating natural and artificial light to amplif
• The exhibition is presented in Hong Kong, a city defined by density, verticality, and luminous intensity.
• Turrell's stated approach: 'Generally, light is used to reveal something about the object. I use light as the revelation itself.'

Plan your visit

Gallery hours: Tuesday–Saturday 11am–7pm. Located at 7/F Pedder Building, 12 Pedder Street, Central, Hong Kong. Contact: +852 2151 0555 or hongkong@gagosian.com.