NOW
2013/2024
Powder-coated metal, black felt, assorted plants
38 x 103 x 7 1/8 inches (96.5 x 261.6 x 18.1 cm)
Installation view of Doug Aitken Flags and Debris
Regen Projects, Los Angeles
January 16 – March 13, 2021
Photo: Evan Bedford
Installation view of Doug Aitken Flags and Debris
Regen Projects, Los Angeles
January 16 – March 13, 2021
Photo: Evan Bedford
Installation view of Doug Aitken Flags and Debris
Regen Projects, Los Angeles
January 16 – March 13, 2021
Photo: Evan Bedford
Installation view of Doug Aitken New Ocean: Thaw
November 13, 2020 - February 7, 2021
Espace Louis Vuitton Tokyo, Japan
Photo: © Keizo Kioku / Louis Vuitton
Installation view of Doug Aitken: NEW ERA
Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
September 26, 2019 – June 14, 2020
Photo: Cleber Bonato
Installation view of Doug Aitken
Faurschou Foundation, Beijing, China
March 23 – September 8, 2019
Photo: Jonathan Leijonhufvud, © Faurschou Foundation
Installation view of Doug Aitken
Faurschou Foundation, Beijing, China
March 23 – September 8, 2019
Photo: Jonathan Leijonhufvud, © Faurschou Foundation
Installation view of Doug Aitken: Mirage Gstaad
Part of Elevation 1049: “Frequencies”
Gstaad, Switzerland
February 1, 2019 – 2021
Photo: Stefan Altenburger
3 Modern Figures (don't forget to breathe)
2018
Cast frosted resin, programmed LED lights and composition, audio speakers and components
21 5/8 x 69 x 34 1/2 inches (54.9 x 175.3 x 87.6 cm)
Installation view of Don’t Forget to Breathe
6775 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
February 8 – 17, 2019
Photo: Dakota Higgins
Installation view of Doug Aitken
Copenhagen Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark
June 29 – December 30, 2018
Photo: Anders Sune Berg
Installation view of Underwater Pavillions
Avalon, Catalina Island, CA, Pacific Ocean
2016
Photo: Shawn Heinrichs, Courtesy MOCA Los Angeles and Parley for the Oceans
https://www.underwaterpavilions.com
Mirage
2017
Unique freestanding installation with mirror and steel
600 x 420 inches (1524 x 1066.8 cm) floor plan, approx.
Installed as part of Desert X, Coachella Valley, CA, February 25, 2017 - ongoing
Photo: Dakota Higgins and Doug Aitken Workshop
https://www.dougaitkenmirage.com
NOW (dark wood)
2016
Wood, polished stainless steel, aluminum
44 7/8 x 91 1/4 x 26 3/8 inches (114 x 231.8 x 67 cm)
Installation view of Doug Aitken: Electric Earth
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, Los Angeles
September 10, 2016 – January 15, 2017
Photo: Joshua White, Courtesy of The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Installation view of Doug Aitken: Electric Earth
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, Los Angeles
September 10, 2016 – January 15, 2017
Photo: Joshua White, Courtesy of The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Installation view of Doug Aitken: Electric Earth
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, Los Angeles
September 10, 2016 – January 15, 2017
Photo: Joshua White, Courtesy of The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Installation view of Doug Aitken: Electric Earth
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, Los Angeles
September 10, 2016 – January 15, 2017
Photo: Joshua White, Courtesy of The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Installation view of Doug Aitken: Electric Earth
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, Los Angeles
September 10, 2016 – January 15, 2017
Photo: Joshua White, Courtesy of The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Installation view of
Still Life
Regen Projects, Los Angeles
September 6 - October 11, 2014
Installation view of
Still Life
Regen Projects, Los Angeles
September 6 - October 11, 2014
Installation view of
Song 1
Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
July 9 – September 27, 2015
Surrender
2016
Aluminum lightbox, LED lights, chromogenic transparency, acrylic
46 1/2 inches (118.1 cm) diameter
7 3/4 inches (19.7 cm) depth
Edition of 4, 2 AP
Eyes closed, wide awake (sonic fountain II)
2014
Powder-coated steel, foam, recirculating fountain and audio system
90 1/4 x 28 1/4 x 28 1/4 inches (229.2 x 71.8 x 71.8 cm)
Edition of 4, 2 AP
Eyes closed, wide awake (sonic fountain II)
2014
Powder-coated steel, foam, recirculating fountain and audio system
90 1/4 x 28 1/4 x 28 1/4 inches (229.2 x 71.8 x 71.8 cm)
Edition of 4, 2 AP
NOW (Blue Mirror)
2014
Wood, mirror and glass
48 1/4 x 108 1/2 x 18 inches (122.6 x 275.6 x 45.7 cm)
Edition of 4, 2 AP
NATIVE LAND
2014
Aluminum lightbox, LED lights, chromogenic transparency, acrylic
52 x 84 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches (132.1 x 214 x 19.1 cm)
Edition of 4, with 2 AP
EXIT (large)
2014
Colored mirror, clear mirror, powder coated steel
68 x 93 x 16 inches (172.7 x 236.2 x 40.6 cm)
Edition of 4, 2 AP
SUN POOL
2014
Aluminum lightbox, LED lights, chromogenic transparency, acrylic
38 x 88 1/2 x 7 3/8 inches (96.5 x 224.8 x 18.7 cm)
Edition of 4, 2 AP
twilight
2014
Cast resin, acrylic and responsive/generative LED system
71 3/4 x 54 1/4 x 54 1/4 inches
(182.2 x 137.8 x 137.8 cm)
Edition of 4, 2 AP
END (mirror)
2014
Clear mirror, colored mirror, resin and concrete
44 3/8 x 47 x 11 1/4 inches (112.7 x 119.4 x 28.6 cm)
Edition of 4, 2 AP
100 YRS
2013
LED lit lightbox
59 1/2 x 82 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches (151.1 x 210.2 x 19.1 cm)
Edition of 4, 2 APs
Installation view of
The Source
Tate Liverpool
September 15, 2012 – January 13, 2013
Installation view of
SONG 1
Organized by the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution
March 22 - May 20, 2012
MOVIE
2012
High density foam, wood, mirror and painted glass
27 1/4 x 79 1/2 x 8 inches (69.2 x 201.9 x 20.3 cm)
Edition of 4, 2 AP
Black Mirror
2011
Linear single channel video, audio
Dimensions variable
Edition of 6
Black Mirror
2011
Multi-channel and architectural installation, 5 flatscreens audio, mirror
13 min cycle
Dimensions variable
Edition of 4
House (linear) (still)
2010
Single channel video
TRT: 8:36 min., aspect ratio 4:3
Edition of 6, 2 AP
Start Swimming
2010
LED Lit Lightbox
68 x 71 x 8 inches (172.7 x 180.3 x 20.3 cm)
Installation view of House
Regen Projects, Los Angeles
November 11 - December 23, 2010
frontier
2009
Single channel video installation
TRT: 17 min, 40 sec., dimensions variable
Edition of 6, 2 AP
frontier
2009
Single channel video installation
TRT: 17 min, 40 sec., dimensions variable
Edition of 6, 2 AP
now
2009
LED lit lightbox
46 x 132 x 8 inches (116.8 x 335.3 x 20.3 cm)
Edition of 4
buffalo
2009
LED lit lightbox
70 inches (177.8 cm) diameter
7 3/4 inches (19.7 cm) deep
Edition of 4
Installation view of
migration
Regen Projects, Los Angeles
September 12 - October 17, 2009
migration (still)
2008
Single-channel video installation with single or multiple site-specific projections or monitors
TRT: 18 min
Dimensions variable
Edition of 4
migration (still)
2008
single channel video installation with single or multiple site-specific projections or monitors
TRT: 18 min
Dimensions variable
Edition of 4
hand in window
2008
C-print mounted on aluminium
48 x 60 inches (121.9 x 152.4 cm)
Edition of 6
unlimited
2008
C-print
48 x 60 inches
(121.9 x 152.4 cm)
Edition of 6, 2 AP
Vulnerable
2008
Neon lit lightbox
28 x 216 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches (71.1 x 549.9 x 19.1 cm)
Edition of 4
sleepwalkers (linear version)
2007
Single-channel video installation
TRT: 16:06 min
Dimensions variable
Edition of 6
half light
2007
C-print mounted to aluminum
48 x 60 inches (121.9 x 152.4 cm)
49 1/4 x 61 1/4 inches (125.1 x 155.6 cm): Framed
Edition of 6, 2 AP
Installation view of
sleepwalkers
Museum of Modern Art, New York
January 16–February 12, 2007
the moment (installation)
2005
11 channel video installation on plasma screens with mirrors
6:30 min cycle
Dimensions variable (approx. 75 feet long x 50 feet wide x 20 feet high)
Edition of 4
blow debris (linear)
2000
Single-channel video installation
Dimensions variable
Edition of 4, 2 AP