Slog - Comments on James Turrell at the Seattle Art Museum http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/james_turrell_at_the On a sneak-peek walkthrough of the new Seattle Art Museum downtown yesterday afternoon, the curator Chiyo Ishikawa was ticking off which art would go where: abstract expressionism here, minimalism here, pop here, Northwest School here, and the James Turrell room over there. Stop—what? What James Turrell room? Oh, the one from our collection that we've never been able to show, even though we've owned it for something like 20 years, she said. Ishikawa isn't familiar with the specs that drive this particular piece, but in general Turrell creates dramatic environments shaped by light (remember the Henry show a few years... Copyright 2007 Fri, 08 Sep 2006 09:52:03 -0800 Sat, 09 Sep 2006 02:29:58 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by jonathan "Diversity" is starting to bug me.

Just rename SAM as the Morris Graves Gallery. (Are you a relative Jen?)

Give the Turrel Room back to the Henry.

Graves was a member of the "Northwest School", was adept at "abstract expressionism" and "minimalism". He was greatly influenced by Asian philosophy.

And add a room to showcase the beautiful sketchings and mock-ups of the original building designed by Robert Venturi. Call it a tribute to the ego of Gehry's EMP.

]]> jonathan http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/james_turrell_at_the#c459359 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/james_turrell_at_the#c459359 Arts Fri, 08 Sep 2006 10:54:05 -0800 Comment by annie I hope the Turrell piece requires that you wear soft booties. That was the best part of the blue room at the Henry.

]]> annie http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/james_turrell_at_the#c459420 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/james_turrell_at_the#c459420 Arts Fri, 08 Sep 2006 12:39:37 -0800 Comment by thecatnextdoor I cant believe they've been hiding it for so long.

Sometimes I just HATE the SAM.

]]> thecatnextdoor http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/james_turrell_at_the#c459600 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/james_turrell_at_the#c459600 Arts Fri, 08 Sep 2006 18:47:56 -0800 Comment by Ryan Hudgins Cannot wait. Cannot! And, Annie, I agree. The booties were thrilling!

]]> Ryan Hudgins http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/james_turrell_at_the#c459670 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/james_turrell_at_the#c459670 Arts Sat, 09 Sep 2006 01:08:03 -0800 Comment by dna exciting! the experience of a space, often with multiple senses engaged, is for me the ultimate experience of "art."

]]> dna http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/james_turrell_at_the#c459693 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/james_turrell_at_the#c459693 Arts Sat, 09 Sep 2006 02:29:58 -0800