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7th July 2026

James Turrell’s 100th Skyspace

Turrell has created many “skyspaces” but a new one in Denmark is his most ambitious. At 40m wide, 16m high and with a 6m oculus, it’s big. Inside the dome monochromatic lights change colour, creating sensory saturation that, because of the way our eyes work, seems to change the colour of the sky.  Special programmes at sunrise and sunset enhance the light effects of those moments. Light, says Turrell “is not something that reveals but is itself the revelation”. A video is here