Why it's tricky to "see" the Mirage Project by Doug Aitken


Doug Aitken Spectacular "Mirage" at Palm Springs' Desert X News

Dedicated to Doug Aitken's three iterations of the "Mirage" installation in Palm Springs, Detroit, and Gstaad (2017-2021), this publication offers the reader an experiential book that shares some of the characteristics of "Mirage" the immersive emotion, the disrupted perception, the merging of the viewer and the landscape.


Doug Aitken Turns a House into a Kaleidoscopic Wonder in the Californian Desert

American artist Doug Aitken has installed a ranch-style house clad in mirrors in the snow-covered mountains of Gstaad, Switzerland. The single-storey Mirage structure, so called because it.


Why it's tricky to "see" the Mirage Project by Doug Aitken

Perched at the juncture where the San Jacinto mountains open into the Coachella valley in California, artist Doug Aitken has erected a ranch-style suburban home covered entirely in mirrors. Titled Mirage, the house appears like an inverted kaleidoscope, reflecting everything from the sky above to the surrounding mountainous desert, not to mention visitors themselves. The structure was created.


Doug Aitken's Detroit Mirage opens up in onceabandoned bank News Archinect

Artist Doug Aitken's reflective 'Mirage' house is one of 16 artworks scattered across California's Coachella Valley for new art festival Desert X. The dwelling - modelled on the classic American ranch house - comes clad inside and out with mirrored surfaces to create the sensation of appearing and disappearing into its arid surrounds.


Doug Aitken Takes His Mirrored Mirage To The Swiss Alps IGNANT

DOUG AITKEN MIRAGE Palm Springs, California. MIRAGE is a site-specific installation set in the Southern California desert. Utilizing the form of a ranch-style suburban American house, the sculpture is composed of reflective mirrored surfaces. MIRAGE distills the recognizable and repetitious suburban home into the essence of its lines.


Doug Aitken's Mirror House is a Beautiful Chameleon in the Swiss Alps

For this year's Elevation 1049, a series of site-specific installations dotting the mountain town of Gstaad, Switzerland, the chosen theme is "Frequencies."In response, Los Angeles-based artist Doug Aitken installed a house-shaped structure made almost entirely of mirrored surfaces that reflect the mountains, skies, and trees.Aptly named Mirage Gstaad after the region and its optical.


Doug Aitken Artists 303 Gallery

February 28, 2017 Desert X installation view of Doug Aitken's Mirage, 2017. Perched on the edge of the Chino Cone, overlooking Palm Springs, lot lines have been marked out for what will.


Doug Aitken's Reflective Mirage Is MindBending Architectural Digest

Artist Doug Aitken reflects the beauty of the Swiss Alps in his latest installation called Mirage Gstaad. Consisting of a ranch-style home completely clad in mirrors, the structure now sits with the snow-covered peaks in Gstaad, Switzerland.


Doug Aitken's Mirror House is a Beautiful Chameleon in the Swiss Alps

5 Mins Read An American artist and filmmaker, Doug Aitken, was born in 1968 in Redondo, California. His creative pursuits range from visual arts, sculpture, print media, to large-scale installations and architectural interventions. His work has been a part of various renowned museums.


Doug Aitken’s Mirrored Mirage IGNANT

This five-bedroom, two-bathroom south-facing house offers spacious yet cosy accommodation over three levels. The property is privately owned and has a small private courtyard next to the house. It also benefits from communal facilities of a small, exclusive development - with four other smaller houses - within a short drive of both Mansle and Aigre in the sunny Charente. On the ground floor.


Doug Aitken Spectacular "Mirage" at Palm Springs' Desert X News

September 25, 2018 Doug Aitken, Mirage Detroit, 2018. Photo: Courtesy of the Artist; Image by Doug Aitken Workshop Mirage, L.A. artist Doug Aitken's mirror-clad facsimile of a typical.


Doug Aitken’s “Mirage Gstaad” Reflects the World Around It

American artist Doug Aitken has installed a ranch-style house clad in mirrors in the snow-covered alpine mountains of Gstaad, Switzerland.


Desert X Doug Aitken

A website with Doug Aitken artwork MIRAGE that is a mirrored glass house that is part of Desert X


Doug Aitken Takes His Mirrored Mirage To The Swiss Alps IGNANT

Doug Aitken Workshop. By Karen Orton. March 21, 2017;. But instead of being an actual home, the structure is an installation called "Mirage" by the artist Doug Aitken.


Doug Aitken's Mirror House is a Beautiful Chameleon in the Swiss Alps

Contemporary American artist Doug Aitken designed the Mirage Gstaad - a ranch-style home situated in the Swiss Alps completely clad in mirrors. Take a look at the complete story after the jump. Located in Videmanette in Gstaad, single-storey Mirage structure reflects the snowy terrain of the area and disappears into it.


Doug Aitken's Mirror House is a Beautiful Chameleon in the Swiss Alps

Mirage Detroit. Mirage Detroit is a site-specific installation by artist Doug Aitken, set within the over hundred year old former State Savings Bank in Downtown Detroit. The installation opened October 10, 2018. This immersive, mirrored installation reflects the entire space in which it is situated, activating this seminal historic building.