Art is a completed pass. You don't just throw it out into the… — James Turrell · Skopia

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Art is a completed pass. You don't just throw it out into the world-someone has to catch it.

2013

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Turrell, James. "Incredible Lightness: Pace Artist James Turrell Prepares for Superstardom." Interviewed by Julie L. Belcove. Harper's Bazaar, online slideshow, 19 Apr. 2013, http://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/g2667/james-turrell-interview-0513/?slide=4.

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