"I became restless with the flat surface of the screen so the work gradually evolved into the rest of the space," says Doug Aitken of his multichannel film work. Lately he has been projecting from multiple points onto a single structure. And he has turned from wide-open and lonely landscapes (Electric Earth, Diamond Sea) to wide-open and lonely people (new skin). The protagonist of the surreal Alpha, played by cult actor Udo Kier is both: as he travels, he dematerializes and becomes the space that he inhabits. Luckily ...
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"I became restless with the flat surface of the screen so the work gradually evolved into the rest of the space," says Doug Aitken of his multichannel film work. Lately he has been projecting from multiple points onto a single structure. And he has turned from wide-open and lonely landscapes (Electric Earth, Diamond Sea) to wide-open and lonely people (new skin). The protagonist of the surreal Alpha, played by cult actor Udo Kier is both: as he travels, he dematerializes and becomes the space that he inhabits. Luckily for readers, Aitken is as bored with the square shape of the conventional book as he is with the conventional screen: this collection of Alpha images, accompanied by text from the artist, is bound in the shape of a head in profile.
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Add this copy of Doug Aitken-Alpha, Ultraworld Exhibition to cart. $26.76, like new condition, Sold by Colin Martin Art Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2005 by JRP Ringier Editions.
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Fine. No dust jacket as issued. First edition, first printing. Signed and inscribed on the title page by Aitken. Soft cover. Die-cut photographically illustrated stiff wrappers; no dust jacket as issued. Text and images by Doug Aitken. Unpaginated (120 pp. ), with four-color plates throughout. 11-1/4 x 6-3/4 inches. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at Musée d'Art moderne de la ville de Paris. Fine. Signed by Author.
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First edition. Softcover. Published in conjunction an exhibition that ran November 10 through December 31, 2005. A collection of images by Aitken with his text as well. A very near fine in die-cut wrappers in the shape of a head and neck.
Add this copy of Doug Aitken: Alpha to cart. $60.16, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by JRP | Ringier.
Add this copy of Alpha (Signed First Edition) to cart. $92.00, very good condition, Sold by Jeff Hirsch Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wadsworth, IL, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by JRP / Ringier.
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First edition. Softcover. Published in conjunction an exhibition that ran November 10 through December 31, 2005. A collection of images by Aitken with his text as well. A very near fine in die-cut wrappers in the shape of a head and neck. Signed and warmly inscribed by Aitken to two Chicago collectors and with a laid in card from a gallerist. Uncommon signed.
Add this copy of Doug Aitken: Alpha to cart. $94.05, new condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by JRP | Ringier.
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