Copublished with the los angeles county museum of art for the major touring retrospective and concurrent exhibitions at the solomon r guggenheim museum new york and the museum of fine arts houston this comprehensive volume illuminates the origins and motivations of james turrells incredibly diverse and exciting body of work from his mendota studio days to his monumental work in progress roden crater. James turrell a retrospective is organized by the los angeles county museum of art in conjunction with the museum of fine arts houston and the solomon r guggenheim foundation new york major support is provided by kayne griffin corcoran and the kayne foundation. The catalogue is a comprehensive summary of james turrells work as well as including the exhibition constructions it includes chapters on his ongoing project at the roden crater much talked about but previously few photographs or documents have been published and photographs of all the sky spaces he has built across the world. Contents f orewords 7 i nner light the radical reality o f james turrell michael govan 12 james turrell a life in a r t christine y kim 36 c hapter eight chapter one c hapter five entering t h e n e w the cave wall light occupies space 50 98 landscape 248 chapter two a s i t is infinite creating a cavity c hapter nine the work o f james turrell 74 behind the eyes seeing alison de lima . Seeing yourself seeing is a very sensuous act theres a sweet deliciousness to feeling yourself see something james turrell a retrospective explores the artists work over almost 50 years bringing together projection pieces built spaces holograms drawings prints and photographs