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Avaar

Date1975

Maker James Turrell American, born 1943

Object number82.79

ProvenanceThe artist; purchased by Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 1982

Exhibition HistoryIndianapolis, Indiana, Herron School of Art, Indiana University, James Turrell: Light Installation, May 16, 1980 - Jan. 14, 1981. Portland, Oregon, Portland Center for the Visual Arts, James Turrell, Sept. 19 - Oct. 16, 1981. Livingston Manor, New York, Catskill Art Space, James Turrell, Avaar, October 2022 - October 2027.Published ReferencesHaskell, Barbara. James Turrell: Light and Space. Exh. Cat. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1980; pp. 34-37, reproduced [not in exhibition]. Garmel, Marion. "Throwing Light on the Subject." The Indianapolis News, May 2, 1980, Free Time Supplement: p. 29. Fry, Donn. "Light Itself is James Turrell's Medium," The Indianapolis Star, May 18, 1980, Section 8: p. 11, reproduced. Garmel, Marion. "Amazing Avaar." The Indianapolis News, May 24, 1980, Free Time Supplement: pp. 1, 6, reproduced. Brooks, Chris. "Visual Arts Reviews." Arts Insight vol. 2, no. 2 (May 1980): p. 14. Garmel, Marion. "Artists Create Fine Illusions at Herron." The Indianapolis News, July 19, 1980: p. 8, reproduced. Fry, Donn. “’Illusions' Fool the Eye at Herron." The Indianapolis Star, July 20, 1980, Section 8: p. 11. Koplos, Janet. "James Turrell." The New Art Examiner vol. 8, no. 1 (October 1980): p. 21. Larson, Kay. "Dividing the Light from the Darkness." Artforum vol. 19, no. 5 (January 1981): pp. 30-33, reproduced. Feruzza, Charles. "What Happened to Jim Turrell After Herron Gallery?" Arts Insight vol. 2, no. 10 (February 1981): p. 12, reproduced. Ullman, Sabrina. "James Turrell, The Limits of Perception." Willamette Week vol. 6, no. 49, October 6-12, 1981, Section 2, Fresh Weekly: p. 13, reproduced.

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Contemporary Art Council and the Center on Contemporary Art (COCA), Seattle

Dimensions123 15/16 x 336 x 552 in., installation size; 12 x 10 in., portfolio size

MediumMixed media installation