Tech entrepreneur Mark Pincus joins Kanye West as a big financial backer of James Turrell's Roden Crater, the four-decades-in-the-making land artwork.
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Turrell canceled his appearance at the party but sent comment to The Times by email: “Mark’s support comes at a critical juncture,” he said. “The project is experiencing great momentum and this will further drive progress.”is raising money not only to finish the project but also to operate and maintain it. The artist has given $6,500-per-person tours of the work to raise funds.
Arizona State University has signed on to help Turrell raise $200 million. Last year Kanye West donated $10 million and shot his short film “Jesus Is King” inside Roden Crater. Pincus visited the Roden Crater site a week ago and was touched by the intersection of science, nature and art.“There’s so many things about it that really moved me,” Pincus said in a phone interview before the party, noting how long the artist has devoted himself to the work. “The project itself feels, to me, like modern-day pyramids.
At Frieze Los Angeles, which opens to the public Friday, Kayne Griffin Corcoran is showing a single, immersive work by Turrell that’s not unlike his
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