This illuminating new book tells the story of Doug Aitken's Station to Station project, a nomadic happening that crossed North America by train and continues to explore creativity in the modern landscape. Doug Aitken's Station to Station project is a high speed road trip through modern creativity. Over a 23-day period, the project crossed North America by train presenting a series of cultural interventions and site-specific happenings that took place in ten cities between New York and San Francisco. The train, designed as a moving, kinetic light sculpture, was at the center of it all, housing the constantly changing group of creative individuals and broadcasting experiences to a global audience. Over one hundred unique projects took place during the journey, created by today's leading contributors in contemporary art, music, literature, and culture. This volume presents the ideas that emerged from Station to Station. Stunning full-color illustrations and multiple conversations with Aitken onboard the train document the journey from East to West. Click here to purchase the book.
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