James Turrell

American | 1943

James Turrell is an American Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1943. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Gagosian, Le Bourget. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Gagosian, Athens have featured James Turrell's work in the past.James Turrell's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 10 USD to 660,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 660,000 USD for The Light Underneath, sold at Sotheby's Riyadh in 2025. James Turrell has been featured in articles for ArtLyst, ARTnews and Observer. The most recent article is AlUla Arts Festival Is Putting Saudi Arabia’s Flourishing Art Scene on the International Stage written for Wallpaper in February 2025.

Featured for Sale

2-O-R ,2005

By James Turrell

Christie's New York

At Auction

Notable Lots

First Light, a complete set of prints - James Turrell

First Light, a complete set of prints ,1989

By James Turrell

+377%

above mid-estimate

"Hologram #10," ,2008

By James Turrell

Hologram #10 ,2008

By James Turrell

-15%

below mid-estimate

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Upcoming Lots

2-O-R ,2005

By James Turrell

Christie's New York

Recent Auction Results

The Light Underneath

By James Turrell

+340%

above mid-estimate

Sotheby's Riyadh

Image Stone: Moon Side ,1999

By James Turrell

Artemis Gallery

Mapping Spaces (deux pl.) - James Turrell

Mapping Spaces (deux pl.) ,1987

By James Turrell

Millon & Associes

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Current Exhibitions

Il canto della terra: L'Uomo e il Clima review

Repetto Gallery

Lugano | Switzerland

Feb 20,2025 - Apr 11,2025

Papier

Philipp Pflug Contemporary

Frankfurt Am Main | Germany

Feb 15,2025 - Apr 12,2025

James Turrell: At One

Gagosian, Le Bourget

Le Bourget | France

Oct 14,2024 - Jun 01,2025

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Articles

Art About Resilience and Resistance Dazzles at Frieze LA

Hyperallergic 21/02/2025

Even inside the tent, works that had no connection to the recent devastating fires took on new levels of meaning.

Origins in Diriyah: A New Beginning for Sotheby’s and Saudi Arabia

MutualArt 18/02/2025

Sotheby’s held its first Saudi auction in Diriyah, selling $17.3M worth of art, setting records for Arab artists, and expanding its presence in the region

Cecilia Alemani details her character-driven curatorial approach for next Site Santa Fe International

The Art Newspaper 18/02/2025

The 12th edition of the International will be structured around roughly 25 figures, both real and fictional, from a 19th-century saloon owner to the Indigenous author N. Scott Momaday.

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Coverage

“ ..Known for his work with light and visual perception, Turrell is among the most influential artists of the past fifty years... ”
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Pace London, Lexington Street

“ ..Best known for his installations of colored light that appear boundless and infinite, Turrell draws us closer to the presence of light and how it transforms our perception of space... ”
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Asia Society and Museum, Hong Kong

“ ..Known for his immersive installations that engage viewers with the limits of human perception, Turrell’s practice defies simple classification within the art canon... ”
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Museo Jumex

“ ..Probably the best-known artist in his field, Turrell's entire oeuvre since the 1960s has been devoted to exploring the diverse manifestations of this immaterial medium and working towards a new, space-defining... ”
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Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg

“ ..Expanses of monochrome color are at the heart of the simple compositions made up of basic geometric shapes that distinguish both the Amish quilts and Turrell's installations and graphic art... ”
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De Pont Museum of Contemporary Art