"Train in flames" from Doug Aitken's go to art tour of the United States

Contemporary American artist Doug Aitken (Doug Aitken) turned an ordinary train in kinetic sculpture, which this fall will tour America

Doug Aitken The "From station to station: wandering happening." 2013
Source: artdaily.com

Modern American artist Doug Aitken (Doug Aitken) turned an ordinary train in kinetic sculpture, which this fall will go on a tour of America. The route will be glowing train from New York to San Francisco with eight intermediate stops (in Chicago, Kansas City, Los Angeles and other cities). At each stop will be performances and happenings with artists, musicians, chefs, writers, and filmmakers.

Aitken's project "From station to station: wandering happenings» («Station to Station: A Nomadic Happening ») is for three weeks of September. Money raised from the sale of tickets for the performances, and other donations will go to support non-standard programs in seven museums - the partner of the project. Among the artists who plan to participate in the project Aitken, appear Urs Fischer, Carsten Höller, Peter Coffin, Liz Glynn, Rirkrit Tiravaniya, Aaron Koblin and others.

Prepared by Mary Onuchina, AI

Sources : artdaily.com , artinvestment.ru

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