2024-11-21T11:38:38-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150299417/james-turrell-s-first-mountainous-skyspace-experience-will-debut-this-summer-in-colorado Josh Niland 2022-02-17T17:18:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3e/3e5a74957cef605ca3cf4f427045681e.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The Pikes Peak area&rsquo;s rugged Front Range vista is about to get a stark new addition this summer in the form of a hikeable installation courtesy of the light artist <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/139634/james-turrell" target="_blank">James Turrell</a>.</p> <p>Turrell&rsquo;s latest Skyspace has been given an updated opening date in June as part of the Green Box Arts Festival in the town of Green Mountain Falls ninety minutes south of Denver.</p> <p>Aimed at attracting visitors interested in &ldquo;rediscovering the importance of a tranquil unplugged existence,&rdquo; the annual festival began as a week-long dance residency and has since blossomed into an educational resource with year-round programming for a community actively seeking to bolster cultural tourism with the infusion of a little blue-chip art.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d0/d0089c1c25061135fbb1b06319cc6a3c.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d0/d0089c1c25061135fbb1b06319cc6a3c.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Aerial view of Green Mountain Falls by Buffalo Media Group.</figcaption></figure><p>Turrell <a href="https://jamesturrell.com/work/type/skyspace/" target="_blank">describes</a> each space as a &ldquo;specifically proportioned chamber with an aperture in the ceiling open to the sky,&rdquo; and that Skyspaces &ldquo;can be autonomous structures or integrated into existing architecture&rdquo; with apertures t...</p>