Documented artwork / Skyspace light installation
Air Apparent
Credit as documented: James Turrell
Air Apparent frames the sky above Arizona State University's Tempe campus through a fifteen-foot-square opening. James Turrell's forty-five-foot canopy is supported around a perimeter seating space, where polished black granite benches orient visitors toward the aperture. Four hundred eighty LED fixtures create distinct dawn and dusk programs, changing the relationship between the illuminated structure and the perceived color of the sky.
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At a glance
- Year / version
- 2012 (unveiled October 17)
- Materials
- steel canopy, polished black granite bench, LED lighting
- Documented setting
- outdoor
- Dimensions
- Canopy 45 ft square; aperture 15 ft square. Quarter-inch steel canopy plate reported at 32,000 lb, not whole-installation weight.
- Dimensions apply to
- Documented object or named component scope only; no relocation/engineering specification. Source disagreements and architectural measurements remain explicitly qualified.
- Availability
- Unconfirmed
Places & versions
Installation history
Historical presentations. A past installation does not establish the current location or suitability for a new site.
2012 (unveiled October 17)
ASU Tempe campus, Rural Road and Terrace Road, adjacent to ISTB4 and the Diane and Bruce Halle Skyspace Garden, Tempe, Arizona
Materials and construction
ASU records the unveiling on October 17, 2012. Architect Will Bruder collaborated on the structure, while Christy Ten Eyck designed the surrounding Halle garden. Diane and Bruce Halle supported the project. The reported 32,000 pounds belongs to the quarter-inch steel canopy plate; it is not a complete installation weight or foundation load.
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- news.asu.edu ↗ · Checked 2026-10-17