Passing through Vancouver for a week and checking with a few art friends what was new or interesting, a James Turrell exhibit came up. Asking how the experience was, I was surprised to hear that none of them had actually gone to see it - nor was it at a gallery they had been to before. So I spent two hours as a participant in the exhibit Special Exhibition: James Turrell – Light, Space and the Art of Perception at the Center of International Contemporary Art Vancouver. As an architectural researcher and avid art enthusiast, here are some observations on what worked well in the overall art viewing experience and some perceptual and spatial aspects that could be improved upon.
