In doug aitkens sleepwalkers, these characters provide a blueprint for. A multiscreen cinematic art experience, sleepwalkers was comprised of eight largescale moving images projected onto the exterior of moma. Says cool hunting, the collection marks a testament to the artists prolific range and talent across mediums. But sleepwalkers will elevate aitken from downtown art stardom to momas uptown firmament. Aitken was born in redondo beach, california in 1968. Continuous sequences of film scenes will be projected onto seven facades. A variety of formats were included during the 10 issue run including booklets, flexidisc records, flip books, decks of cards, posters, reels of super8 film, and many kinds of other interesting ephemera. A 23 x 36 in doublesided poster with original artwork by doug. An authentication card signed by doug aitken indicating the edition number is included along with. Dusk falls on a cold winter evening, and five characters awaken and dress and make their way out into nighttime new york city. By placing the story fragments, characters, and imagery from sleepwalkers directly into the hands of his audience, aitken creates an exciting new interactive work made of compelling material that can be combined, juxtaposed, and. From his breakthrough installation diamond sea 1997 to his most recent eventbased. The project is also the first to bring art to momas exterior walls.
Requiring eight projectors, the film plays with the conventions of narrative, mirroring the frenetic sights and sounds of the city. Doug aitken by doug aitken and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Sleepwalkers hardcover january 1, 2007 by klaus biesenbach author, peter eleey author, doug aitken artist visit amazons doug aitken page. The sleepwalkers box is an experimental collaboration between artist doug aitken, princeton architectural press, and dfa records. The medium is the message he sought to turn these buildings inside out musems exterior instead of interior public, outdoor event, part of the city scale why sleepwalkers. Using the landscape around him as both subject and medium, doug aitken creates works that illuminate how we experience the world.
Doug aitken has 26 books on goodreads with 281 ratings. Video from the louisiana collection by doug aitken, candice breitz, gary hill, bill viola and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Actors donald sutherland and tilda swinton, musicians seu jorge and cat power, and actorstreet drummer ryan donowho star in. Tracks b and cd2 performed live in basel, switzerland, as part of il tempo del postino, 2009. Sleepwalkers by peter eleey 2007, paperback for sale. His multichannel video installations, sculptures, photographs, publications, happenings, and architectural works demonstrate the nature and structure of our evermobile, everchanging, imagebased contemporary condition. In 1987, he initially studied magazine illustration 1 with philip hays at the art center college of design in pasadena before graduating in fine arts in 1991. The sleepwalkers box is an experimental collaboration between doug aitken, princeton architectural press, and dfa records. Artist doug aitken transforms midtown manhattan with seven monumental projections on the exterior facades of the museum of modern art. Conceived in the spirit of multimedia editions of the past, such as andy warhols index and the mid sixties artist editionjournal aspen, the sleepwalkers box is designed to encourage you to create your own multisensory experiences as you explore a kaleidoscopic universe. The sleepwalkers box all photos by the author for hyperallergic those art lovers who either lived in or happened to be passing through new york in early 2007 will no doubt remember doug aitken. In 2004, after having worked together in berlin, doug aitken and klaus biesenbach cocurated hard light, a group exhibition at moma ps1. Intriguing themes of sleep, invasiveness, loss of individualism public art the relationship between. Doug aitkens sleepwalkers, projected on the museum of modern art.
Documentation of the exhibition at the museum of modern art, january 16february 12, 2007. The video follows five actors, among them donald sutherland, who portray urban workers of various classes making their. Box includes a 12 picture disc, cd, dvd, two flipbooks, the book sleepwalkers fragments, markings and images from the making of sleepwalkers, a fullcolor twosided poster and a handnumbered card signed by doug aitken. Doug aitken phaidon doug aitken schirn kunsthalle frankfurt doug aitken. In doug aitkens sleepwalkers, these characters provide a blueprint for the citya living, breathing mechanism fueled by the desires and ambitions of its inhabitants, who, in turn, nourish and are nourished by the citys energy, breadth, and depth. The sleepwalkers box is doug aitken s groundbreaking multiscreen film reimagined as a tactile multimedia experience. Sleepwalkers was both inspired by, and offered in opposition to, the densely built midtown environment. Sleepwalkers by peter eleey hardcover excellent condition.
Its not that mixedmedia artist doug aitken disdains museums, but he often attempts to subvert them by transcending their walls. The word west might be psychically imbued into aitkens geographical sense of space and experience, a way of life that is more outside than inside, one that is faster, sunnier, and more casual and physically friendly than, say, life up north or on the humid east coast. Utilizing a wide array of media and artistic approaches, his eye leads us into a world where time, space, and memory are fluid concepts. Accompanying the artists first fullscale survey exhibition, this generously illustrated book explores doug aitkens work across mediums, disciplines, and themes. Introducing the sleepwalkers boxa kaleidoscopic multimedia experience unfolding the making of doug aitkens groundbreaking 2007 moma public film installation containing. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The sleepwalkers box is doug aitkens groundbreaking multiscreen film reimagined as a tactile multimedia experience. Sleepwalkers biesenbach, klaus, eleey, peter, aitken, doug, lowry, glenn on. Sleepwalkers hardcover by doug aitken, klaus biesenbach, peter eleey. Though he works in an array of media, including photography, video, sound, and sculpture, he is best known for his installations that intervene on public spaces. Doug is really pushing the envelope, says klaus biesenbach, the. In the winter of 2007, aitken s largescale installation sleepwalkers, curated by klaus biesenbach in collaboration with creative time, was presented at the museum of modern art in new york. Doug aitken is an american artist early life and career. Doug aitkens multimedia box will continue his ongoing experiments with new narrative forms.
Nam june paik art center is to present a solo exhibition titled electric earth by doug aitken, who won the 2012 nam june paik art center prize doug aitken is an artist who deals with a variety of art media in many directions. Doug is really pushing the envelope, says klaus biesenbach, the chief curator of media at moma. He moved to new york in 1994 where he had his first solo show at 303 gallery. Aitken was born in redondo beach, california in 1968, and graduated from the art center college of design in pasadena in 1991. His work has been featured in numerous exhibitions around the world, in such institutions as the whitney museum of american art, the museum of modern art, the vienna secession, the. His work ranges from photography, media, sculpture, and architectural inventions to narrative films, sound, single and multichannel video works, installations. The museum of modern art and creative time, the new yorkbased public art organization, have jointly commissioned doug aitken to create the artists first largescale public artwork in the united states.
Following his successful moma installation sleepwalkers, doug aitken has just released a limited edition companion box set which features cds, dvds, a vinyl record, books and posters. Defying definitions of genre, he explores every medium, from film and installations to architectural interventions. Widely known for his innovative fine art installations, doug aitken is at the forefront of 21st century communication. Doug aitkens first north american survey is organized as a full collaboration and dialogue with the artist. For more than 20 years, doug aitken has shifted the perception and location of images and narratives.
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