Kanye West Shot an IMAX Film Inside James Turrell’s Roden Crater and You Can See It in Theaters Next Month

Drake may have
channeled James Turrell’s art for a music video, but Kanye
West—never one to be outdone—is releasing a film set in the Light
and Space artist’s most famous installation. 

Next month, West will release an
IMAX film shot this past summer inside Roden Crater, Turrell’s
ongoing land-art installation within a hollowed-out volcano in
Arizona’s Painted Desert. Titled Jesus is King after West’s forthcoming album, the documentary
includes footage of West performing in the crater,
giving viewers a rare
look at Turrell’s masterpiece, which has to this point only been
seen by a select few people. 

West first saw Roden Crater late
last year. The experience was so “life changing,” as he wrote on
Twitter, that he subsequently
donated $10 million to the project.

Since then, West has held one of
his “Sunday Services,” a weekly spiritual gathering that he hosts,
at the dormant volcano-cum-art-project—documentation of which will
appear in the film. West’s services feature a rotating choir of
gospel singers who perform both classics and covers while clad in
baggy Yeezy outfits. The events are generally invite-only and
guests are often asked to sign non-disclosure agreements. West has
held services in Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, and numerous other
cities since January.

Turrell first purchased Roden
Crater in 1979 after spotting the dormant volcano from an airplane.
Since then, he has slowly turned it into a giant solar observatory
lined with a matrix of specially designed tunnels. Earlier this
year, Turrell partnered with Arizona State
University to launch a
fundraising campaign to see the work to completion. So far, he has
raised $40 million in its $200 million goal. 

Jesus is
King screenings
will be held in IMAX  theaters around the country starting
October 25. 

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