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The product of artist James Turrell
and architect Interloop
A/D, Tending, (Blue) fits into Turrell's series
of "skyspaces" that he started in the 1970s. He
almost perfected these artworks from the beginning - varying
the shape of the apertures on occassion - each installation
since then featuring an enclosed room, roof opening, and benches.
The Nasher's skyspace is special as it also includes the aforementioned
entry
vestibule, its curved plaster wall softly glowing with
slowly-changing colors of light via recessed fixtures. Strips
of plexiglass radiate white light to define the two openings
on each side of the curved wall. This space illustrates Turrell's
masterful use of artificial light for effect, subtle during
the day but powerful when dark. As we'll see, Tending,
(Blue) is a complex synthesis of artificial and natural
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