Artistry & Spaces

SKYSPACE AMARTA

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James Turrell

About James Turrell

Turrell’s work has been recognized in celebrated art institutions across the world, including the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam; the Israel Museum in Jerusalem; the Kunstmuseum in Wolfsburg; the National Gallery of Art in Canberra; and the Long Museum in Shanghai. Turrell is the recipient of several prestigious awards, including the Guggenheim Fellowship (1974), the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship (1984), and the National Medal of Arts (2013)

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In the dream state

“The unique thing about creating a Skyspace in the Maldives is that if there were ever a Skyspace at sea, the Maldives is perfectly that in the Indian ocean. I look at water as spirit, and light as that spirit which unites the vision with the eyes closed (vision in the dream state) with the light that is in the physical world. This is something that is uniquely done here in the Maldives and why I entitled the piece Amarta. Amarta is the immortal elixir, which I feel to be light.”

— James Turrell

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Intentional as Art

Live life light

Skyspace Amarta is fertile ground for rejuvenation. The tranquil pavilion provides space to reflect, meditate and connect with the self through transformative wellness practices. Within the frame of this masterwork, paint a life as inspired and profound as the art that surrounds you

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Undepleted time

Linger in the illuminating chamber of the Skyspace Amarta. As day gives way to night, as the space around you darkens and lights up, you tune into the vast and perpetual cycle that governs the universe. You exist in a mere moment and belong to an infinite continuum, all at the same time