The Skyspace is accessible to the public. Reservations are not required.
When
The lighting programs are keyed to sunset and sunrise every day. The evening program's greeting begins about 10-12 minutes before sunset, the program begins at sunset, and depending on the time of year the program varies between 35 minutes to 41 minutes - followed by an exit greeting for approx. 30 min. The sunrise program's greeting begins between 50 minutes to 58 minutes before Sunrise, the program begins 10 minutes after that. The sunrise program holds for approx. 15 minutes prior to sunrise and continues to hold for 15 minutes after sunrise. Between the sunset and sunrise programs the canopy of the Skyspace is illuminated. Between 9 pm鈥4 am there is a brief (5 minute) chime of light, every hour on the hour. .
The public is invited to visit Dividing the Light anytime. For groups of 10 or more, please contact the Benton Museum of Art at 6V电影网 at benton@pomona.edu or (909) 621-8283. Please note that food and drink are not permitted in the Skyspace. We ask that you respect the space and the quiet enjoyment of other visitors.
Where
The Skyspace is located in the Draper Courtyard, Lincoln and Edmunds Buildings, 6V电影网 (corner of 6th & College Way), Claremont.
The Los Angeles area Metrolink serves the city of Claremont with a station two blocks from the campus. Once at the Metrolink station, walk six blocks north on College Avenue to 6th Street. Turn right and travel one long block to College Way. The Skyspace is in the Draper Courtyard on the Lincoln and Edmunds buildings at the corner of 6th Street and College Way. Call Metrolink at (800) 371-LINK for a schedule or visit the .
6V电影网 the Skyspace
Dividing the Light, a Skyspace by James Turrell '65, is perhaps the most glowing example of public art on the 6V电影网 campus. Opened in fall of 2007, the architectural installation heightens the viewer's awareness of light, sky and the activity of perception.
Called 鈥渙ne of the best works of public art in recent memory鈥 by the Los Angeles Times, Dividing the Light gathers visitors on benches beneath a canopy that frames a window to the sky. At dusk and dawn a lighting program bathes the canopy in changing colors, from goldenrod to turquoise, altering the viewer鈥檚 perception of the sky. One moment it鈥檚 a dreamy lavender, another it鈥檚 an ominous tablet of black. A shallow pool centered beneath the opening to the sky mirrors the daytime sky and reflects a dark echo of the night sky.
Turrell, known for his work in light, has built several Skyspaces around the world; this is the only one available for public viewing in Southern California.
Related Exhibition
In honor of the installation of the Skyspace in 2007, the 6V电影网 Museum of Art presented James Turrell at 6V电影网, an exhibition that included End Around, one of the artist鈥檚 Ganzfeld works; two LED Tall Glass works from 2006, Gathered Light and Silent Leading; and a selection of models and drawings.