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Doug Aitken migration (empire), 2008 Drei-Kanal-Videoinstallation, projeziert auf drei Reklametafeln (Stahl, PVC-Projektionsfolie) 24:28 Min., Loop, Farbe, Ton Drei Reklametafen 278,2-318,2 x 457,9 x 112 cm (höhenverstellbar) Unikat Courtesy the artist; 303 Gallery, New York; Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich; Victoria Miro Gallery, London; Regen Projects, Los Angeles © Doug Aitken
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Doug Aitken migration (empire), 2008 Drei-Kanal-Videoinstallation, projeziert auf drei Reklametafeln (Stahl, PVC-Projektionsfolie) 24:28 Min., Loop, Farbe, Ton Drei Reklametafen 278,2-318,2 x 457,9 x 112 cm (höhenverstellbar) Unikat Courtesy the artist; 303 Gallery, New York; Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich; Victoria Miro Gallery, London; Regen Projects, Los Angeles Film Still © Doug Aitken
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Doug Aitken Black Mirror, 2011 Drei-Kanal-Videoinstallation, drei Monitore, architektonisches Environment 13 Min. Loop, Farbe, Ton Maße variabel Auflage 2/4 Courtesy the artist; 303 Gallery, New York; Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich; Victoria Miro Gallery, London; Regen Projects, Los Angeles Film Still © Doug Aitken
Exhibition
Doug Aitken
9 Jul 2015 – 27 Sep 2015
Address
- Römerberg
- Frankfurt
Hesse - 60311
- Germany
Travel Information
- Dom/Römer
Civilization raises hopes – civilization is terrifying. These feelings are palpable in the inimitable works of art by the American artist Doug Aitken.
About
His spectacular film and sound works take visitors on a synaesthetic journey around the world and into themselves – in an irresistible maelstrom of expressive images and rhythmic landscapes. With four expansive film installations and correlating sculptures as well as a site-specific sound installation, the exhibition will present an overview of the internationally renowned artist’s heterogeneous oeuvre throughout the entire exhibition area of the SCHIRN – and beyond. Aitken’s kaleidoscopic universe revolves around life’s existential questions, yet it does not supply any simple answers. Instead, the artist lends expression to an almost naïve fascination with being human and people’s sense of collectivity and cooperation. Consequently, the recent projects by the Los Angeles-based artist have redefined the exhibition format and gained him worldwide attention, for instance through the illumination of the exterior walls of museums, like at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., or through an elaborately staged happening with the participation of various artists on the Station to Station train journey from New York to San Francisco lasting several weeks.
