In October, Almine Rech Paris will unveil a new light piece from James Turrell’s ongoing series, Tall Glass / Wide Glass. This announcement marks the gallery’s 12th exhibition with the installation artist in the last three decades.
Behind Tall Glass / Wide Glass is a state of becoming. The forthcoming piece builds on the series’ twenty-year-long exploration of elliptical and rectangular forms in a “unique aperture”. Viewers will bear witness to a dream of light and color, made possible by diaphanous material , as it bends and flexes through the whole of an hour.
Whereas previous works in the series took on a neon hue, Turrell began considering LED possibilities in 2015. With a wider spectrum of rich hues and light levels, this turn allowed for greater artistic liberty with regards to shape and color palette. Much like his other ethereal light concepts, work in this new exhibition evokes perceptive affect—an ode to the human eye.
“My work has no object, no image and no focus,” Turrell said in a previous statement. “With no object, no image and no focus, what are you looking at? What is important to me is to create an experience of wordless thought.”
The upcoming exhibition will be on view at Almine Rech Paris from October 14 until December 21, 2024.
Almine Rech, Matignon
18 Avenue Matignon
75008 Paris, France
