Who is the American artist who works with light?

Question

I experienced his work once at a gallery in Japan. It was very disorientating, the walls and floors became invisible, etc. He had a model of this cave in US Southwest he was preparing where his effects would work by the sun.

Answer 1

That is James Turrell.

James Turrell (born 1943, Los Angeles) is an artist primarily concerned with light and space. He is best known for his work in progress, Roden Crater. Located outside Flagstaff, Arizona, Turrell is turning this natural cinder volcanic crater into a massive naked-eye observatory, designed specifically for the viewing of celestial phenomena. His other works usually enclose the viewer in order to control their perception of light; a James Turrell skyspace is an enclosed room large enough for roughly 15 people. Inside, the viewers sit on benches along the edge to view the sky through an opening in the roof. He is also known for his light tunnels and light projections that create shapes that seem to have mass and weight, though they are created with only light.

Answer 2

Thomas Kincaid

Answer 3

Bruce Nauman