Turner's Sublime Legacy

James Turrell is part of Turner's Sublime Legacy, at Grimaldi Forum, Monaco.

The Grimaldi Forum Monaco, in collaboration with TATE, presensts the exhibition entitled Turner, the Sublime Legacy.

This exhibition, featuring an ensemble of important works in a new scenography of over 2,000 square meters, is an invitation to a journey through Joseph Mallord William Turner’s representations of the world in a sublime mode, from his landscapes to the elemental explorations of light and atmosphere of which he was a pioneer and master.

Turner's decisive influence on painting and by extension on the representation of the sublime in art, will be portrayed throughout the exhibition in dialogue with works by leading modern and contemporary artists including John Akomfrah, Olafur Eliasson, Richard Long, Cornelia Parker, Katie Paterson, Mark Rothko and Jessica Warboys.

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Turner's Sublime Legacy

Jul 6 — Sep 1, 2024 | Grimaldi Forum, Monaco

James Turrell is part of Turner's Sublime Legacy, at Grimaldi Forum, Monaco.

The Grimaldi Forum Monaco, in collaboration with TATE, presents the exhibition entitled Turner, the Sublime Legacy.

This exhibition, featuring an ensemble of important works in a new scenography of over 2,000 square meters, is an invitation to a journey through Joseph Mallord William Turner’s representations of the world in a sublime mode, from his landscapes to the elemental explorations of light and atmosphere of which he was a pioneer and master.

Turner's decisive influence on painting and by extension on the representation of the sublime in art, will be portrayed throughout the exhibition in dialogue with works by leading modern and contemporary artists including John Akomfrah, Olafur Eliasson, Richard Long, Cornelia Parker, Katie Paterson, Mark Rothko and Jessica Warboys.