Max Beckmann Lecture
Join internationally acclaimed artist Doug Aitken on a compelling audiovisual journey through his multidisciplinary practice that transcends the traditional boundaries of art.
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Doug Aitken, Underwater Pavilions, 2016, Installation view: Avalon, CA, © Doug Aitken, Courtesy of the artist; 303 Gallery, New York; Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich; Victoria Miro, London; Regen Projects, Los Angeles; Parley for the Oceans and MoCA,
In this presentation, Doug Aitken discusses a selection of his groundbreaking projects that extend beyond traditional gallery and exhibition spaces – from Sleepwalkers (2007), which transformed MoMA’s façade into a cinematic dreamscape, to Mirage (2017), a mirror-house that blends into and refracts the serene desert and mountain landscapes around it, to Underwater Pavilions (2016-17), living sculptures submerged beneath the ocean’s surface off the coast of California’s Catalina Island.
Aitken will also reflect on large-scale, participatory works such as Station to Station (2013), a traveling cultural festival set aboard a cross-country train, and New Horizon (2019), a floating installation in the form of a hot air balloon—culminating in his most recent collaborative composition, Lightscape (2024).
Through film, architecture, performance, and sound, Aitken invites audiences to experience new forms of connection and collective presence beyond the walls of the gallery.
- The talk is going to be held in english
- Please register via Registration
- In Cooperation with the American Academy in Berlin
Dates
June 2025
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