Roden Crater
Roden Crater is a cinder cone type of volcanic cone from an extinct volcano, with a remaining interior volcanic crater. It is located approximately 50 miles northeast of the city of Flagstaff in northern Arizona, United States.[3]
Roden Crater | |
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![]() Satellite view of Roden Crater, site of an earthwork in progress by James Turrell outside Flagstaff, Arizona. | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,443 ft (1,659 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 470 ft (143 m) [2] |
Coordinates | 35°25′33″N 111°15′32″W [1] |
Geography | |
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Location | Coconino County, Arizona, U.S. |
Topo map | USGS Roden Crater |
Geology | |
Volcanic field | San Francisco volcanic field |
Art project
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Artist James Turrell acquired the 400,000-year-old, 3-mile-wide (4.8 km) crater's land for a land art project.[4] Turrell has since been transforming the inner cone of the crater into a massive naked-eye observatory, designed specifically for viewing and experiencing sky-light, solar, and celestial phenomena.[5] The fleeting winter and summer solstice events will be highlighted.[6] Kanye West filmed his 2019 movie Jesus Is King at Roden Crater and praised Turrell as one of the greatest living artists.[7]
Future
The Dia Art Foundation is continuing to advocate for the development of James Turrell's Roden Crater project in the Painted Desert in Arizona which was begun in the 1970s with Dia's support.[8][9] James Turrell, who purchased the Roden Crater in 1979, had plans to open the crater for public viewing in 2011,[10] but now has tentatively set the opening for 2024.[11]
2015 fundraising tours
A fundraising event held daily from May 14 to 17, 2015, allowed visitors to tour Roden Crater for a cost of $6,500 to Turrell's nonprofit organization.[12]
See also
References
- "Grand Falls". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- "Roden Crater AZ". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- Harwood, Richard D. "The Geological History of Roden Crater". The Roden Crater. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- Cook, Earl. "Roden Crater Project - A Perspective". Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- Brown, Mick (2019-10-24). "James Turrell's volcanic masterpiece: a trip inside the crater with Kanye West's favourite artist". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- Brown, Jullia. "Occluded Front, James Turrell". The Lapis Press. 1985. ISBN 978-0-932499-10-3 cloth, ISBN 0-932499-11-2 paper – official Turrell-Roden Crater book
- Kimmel, Jimmy (25 October 2019). "Kanye West Surprises Kimmel in Brooklyn". Youtube. Jimmy Kimmel Live. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- "Archived copy". Dia Art Foundation. Archived from the original on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2010-03-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "About Dia § Affiliates". Dia Art Foundation. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- Finkel, Jori (November 25, 2007). "Shh! It's a Secret Kind of Outside Art". New York Times.
- MACKENZIE, CHASE. "Roden Crater tentatively set to open in 2024 thanks to ASU and Kanye West". Arizona Daily Sun. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- Miller, M. H. (February 19, 2015). "James Turrell Allowing Limited Visitors to Roden Crater for $6,500 a Person". ARTnews.
External links
- Roden Crater, U.S. Geological Survey
- IUAV-College of Architecture: Animation of Roden Crater project
- Web site for Roden Crater
- JamesTurrell.com Roden Crater section: includes site plan, chamber photos and Celestial Event visualizer