love and a good volcano

I first heard about james turrell's land art piece, roden crater, on robert hughes' american visions.
robert hughes expressed wonder and delight (a nice contrast to the eloquent disgust he displayed when talking to jeff koons)
trying to find out more about the project
(eg will it open in 2011 after all? and when is the best time to visit - special things are supposed to happen at the winter or summer equinoxes*
*Brown, Jullia. "Occluded Front, James Turrell". The Lapis Press. 1985. [official roden crater project text]
this cross-section of the roden crater published in the seattle times
this kind of searching leads you straight down the rabbit hole (or under the volcano see the article in the independent)
- and down there you meet all sorts of "enthusiasts" and characters.
one of my favourites (so far) is the graceful spoon blog which includes a map around the south western states,
taking in robert smithson's spiral jetty, james turrell's roden crater, donald judd's studio/ museum, as well as natural wonders, grand canyon and various mesas
nice shot of freight trains, very kerouac
it's kind of nice, the whole mystery of what's going on at roden crater and not really knowing when it will be open to the public.
as mysterious as the thing itself.
hole mystery of what's going on at roden crater and not really knowing when it will be open to the public. as mysterious as the thing itself.
as the thing itself.
thing itself.

ny times: shh! it's a secret kind of outside art
The artist James Turrell in 2001 at Roden Crater, his artwork (or his studio, depending on how you look at it). PHOTO - JORI FINKEL

another article in art papers, james turrell, painter's eye in three dimentions

An 854 © James Turrell)
An 854 An 854 foot long tunnel ascends to the Roden Crater's East Portal (photo by Florian Holzherr © James Turrell)


robert hughes ... delighted with the roden crater ... american visions

from techeblog site
In 1979, James Turrell purchased the 400,000 year old, 3km wide crater and transformed it into into a massive naked-eye observatory, designed specifically for the viewing of celestial phenomena.
...for the past 30 years or so an astounding renovation has been underway below roden crater, the brilliance of which probably won't be apparent until the large-scale art installation opens when ready, apparently in 2012
roden crater is on flickr

it's like an in search of episode... and here's the proof!
Roden Crater Is Alien Landing Site Disguised as Art Installation