by Mary L. Coyne
There is an assumption that unmediated experience, even one that is purely perceptual, is an impossibility—the unexplained is almost always preceded by a disclaimer or an exposé; a significant event is heralded by previews and preparations. Explorations of an anticipated future experience are displayed in Roden Crater and Autonomous Structures, which closed April 20th at Pace. The exhibition is composed entirely of plaster models representing James Turrell’s construction at the Roden Crater site in Northern Arizona, supplemented by the artist’s photographs of the seemingly unadulterated crater. Autonomous Structures whets New York’s palette for what is certain to be a blockbuster installation at the Guggenheim in June 2013. Generating renewed interested in the decades-long Roden Crater project, the exhibition satisfies a curious public with formerly unknown features of the remote project. Continue reading
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