Doug Aitken
dal 11/10/2001 al 25/11/2001
Segnalato da
11/10/2001
Doug Aitken
Serpentine Gallery, London
In one of its most ambitious projects to date, the Serpentine has commissioned Doug Aitken, the Los Angeles-based film and installation artist to produce a new work for the Gallery. Hailed as one of the most exciting young artists of his generation, his work has been described as 'pure communication', mixing the media of film, video, photography and sound
In one of its most ambitious projects to
date, the Serpentine has commissioned
Doug Aitken, the Los Angeles-based film
and installation artist to produce a new
work for the Gallery. Hailed as one of the
most exciting young artists of his
generation, his work has been described
as 'pure communication', mixing the
media of film, video, photography and
sound. His installation electric earth,
which won the International Prize at the
1999 Venice Biennale, encircled the
viewer with a mesmerising and eerie
evocation of dislocation in the modern
urban landscape.
For new ocean, the Serpentine has given
Aitken unprecedented access to the
entire building, where he will thread a
sequence of filmed images, sound and
photographic works throughout the
exhibition spaces and beyond to the
lantern on the Gallery's roof. For the first
time, visitors will begin their journey in
the basement of the Serpentine,
emerging via stairs into the main
Galleries. Shot in fictional realities
created for the work and actual locations
such as the Arctic and Argentina, new
ocean creates a new topography of a
world in constant change.
The Serpentine Gallery is funded by
the London Arts Board and
Westminster City Council. The
remaining two thirds of its income is
raised through corporate sponsorship
as well as the support of individuals
and charitable organisations.
Serpentine Gallery Kensington Gardens London W2 3XA
The Serpentine is open daily from 10am to 6pm and is free of charge.