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Turrell shines a light on Brisbane

A new light commission by American artist James Turrell will transform Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art.
4 May 2017
Gina Fairley
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Artist’s impression of light work for GOMA

James Turrell has had a strong connection with Australia, including in important museum exhibitions, a major survey in 2015 at the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) and two permanent commissions to date – Within without (2010) at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, and Amarna (2015) at the Museum of Old and New Art in Hobart.

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Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina

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