{"id":117397,"date":"2026-06-27T08:23:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T08:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/117397\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T08:23:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T08:23:18","slug":"james-turrells-100th-skyscape-opens-in-aarhus-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/117397\/","title":{"rendered":"James Turrell&#8217;s 100th &#8216;Skyscape&#8217; Opens in Aarhus \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/turrell-7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a large-scale light exhibition by James Turrell featuring a pink hole in a blue dome\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\"  \/>All photos by Florian Holzherr, \u00a9 ARoS 2026, shared with permission<\/p>\n<p>The pioneering perceptual artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacegallery.com\/artists\/james-turrell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">James Turrell<\/a> marked a career milestone this month with the opening of his 100th Skyscape, a site-specific architectural installation with a simple construction: a domed structure with an oculus pointed toward the sky.<\/p>\n<p>Now permanently on view at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aros.dk\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ARoS<\/a> in Aarhus, Denmark, \u201cAs Seen Below\u201d is the latest iteration of the iconic series, which has been installed in 26 countries. Spanning more than 50 feet high and 130 feet wide, the enormous dome most often opens up to an unfiltered sky, although various \u201ccolor shifts\u201d seal the oculus and instead cast brilliant color around the space.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about the project <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2026\/01\/james-turrell-as-seen-below-skyspace-aros-aarhus\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">previously on Colossal<\/a>, and reserve your tickets on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aros.dk\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">the museum\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/turrell-5.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475376\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/turrell-5.jpg\" alt=\"a large-scale light exhibition by James Turrell featuring a gray hole in a green dome\" class=\"wp-image-475381\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/turrell-1.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475376\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/turrell-1.jpg\" alt=\"a large-scale light exhibition by James Turrell with people walking down a corridor\" class=\"wp-image-475377\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/turrell-8.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475376\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/turrell-8.jpg\" alt=\"a drone photo of a dome in aarhus\" class=\"wp-image-475390\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/turrell-3.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475376\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/turrell-3.jpg\" alt=\"a large-scale light exhibition by James Turrell featuring a black hole in an orange dome\" class=\"wp-image-475379\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/turrell-4.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475376\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/turrell-4.jpg\" alt=\"a large-scale light exhibition by James Turrell featuring a sky filled hole in a gray  dome\" class=\"wp-image-475380\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/turrell-6.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475376\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/turrell-6.jpg\" alt=\"a large-scale light exhibition by James Turrell featuring a gray hole in a pink dome\" class=\"wp-image-475382\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/turrell-2.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475376\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/turrell-2.jpg\" alt=\"a large-scale light exhibition by James Turrell featuring a bench with a sphere of light\" class=\"wp-image-475378\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/turrell-9.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475376\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/turrell-9.jpeg\" alt=\"a photo of people inside a colorful dome\" class=\"wp-image-475391\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"118516\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colossal Member<\/a> now, and support independent arts publishing.<\/p>\n<p>Hide advertising<\/p>\n<p>Save your favorite articles<\/p>\n<p>Get 15% off in the <a href=\"https:\/\/colossal.shop\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colossal Shop<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Receive members-only newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Give 1% for art supplies in K-12 classrooms<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"All photos by Florian Holzherr, \u00a9 ARoS 2026, shared with permission The pioneering perceptual artist James Turrell marked&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":117398,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2],"tags":[58437,27,26,43767,737,56368,6811,32507],"class_list":["post-117397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-denmark","tag-color","tag-danmark","tag-denmark","tag-immersive","tag-installation","tag-james-turrell","tag-light","tag-site-specific"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/116821112197518179","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117397"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117397\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}