James Turrell is perhaps most famous for his work-in-progress, Roden Crater, a natural cinder volcanic crater that he's converting into a massive naked-eye observatory, designed specifically for the viewing of celestial phenomena. It should come as no surprise that the editorial staff of Veneer are strong proponents of achingly beautiful land art. However, the work in question is "Blue Planet Sky," grifted here from the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, Japan.
In a medium-sized white room lined with granite benches, a hole is cut into the ceiling, seamlessly. The sky is left bare and quiet; it pours into the room.