5 Must See Happenings At Doug Aitken's "Station to Station" Living Exhibition At the Barbican In London
Currently, the Barbican is presenting Doug Aitken’s living exhibition - entitled Station to Station: a 30 Day Happening – with hundreds of free multi arts events taking place over the course of a month with special ticketed events every Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening, bringing artists from the worlds of visual art, music, dance and design together. Here are Autre's selects for must see happenings at Station to Station. 1. J. Spaceman from the iconic shoegaze band Spiritualized performs a psychedelic score to William Eggleston’s iconic 1974 film Stranded in Canton, which documents his encounters with the characters of American’s deep south 2. Follow Nick Cave from morning until night, on his 20,000th day on earth and then stay tuned for a talk with the filmmakers 3. Portland-based musician and multimedia artist EMA takes over the Art Gallery with a fully immersive installation experience 4. Manchester's Julie Campbell AKA LoneLady presents an exclusive performance, featuring a new work created during her Barbican residency, combining wrap-around film-footage, brutalism-inspired beats and synth fragments 5. Alan Vega and Martin Rev, aka Suicide, performing classic material, new work, and collaborations with some famous fans