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James Turrell
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BiographyJames Turrell(b. 1943, Los Angeles) has had over 160 solo exhibitions worldwide since 1967, including the three-venue museum exhibition presented concurrently at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston in 2013. For over four decades, James Turrellhas used light and indeterminate space—not objects or images—to extend and enhance perception. In addition to 22 permanent installations at institutions such as the Henry Art Gallery, Seattle; The NasherSculpture Center, Dallas, which opened in October 2003; and P.S. 1, Long Island City, New York. James Turrell’swork can been seen in over 70 international collections. Since 1968, when Turrellreceived a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, the artist has been the recipient of a total of 22 awards ranging from The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellowship (1984) to being named a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettresby the French Government (1991).