Staying out all night is nothing new for Parisians, but this weekend, they will do so in the name of art. This Saturday, October 3, Paris’ Nuit Blanche returns for its 8th year. This free annual event (which translates roughly to “sleepless night”) celebrates art’s integral role in the life of the city and its [...]
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The Sonic Happening: Doug Aitken’s Migration
October 23, 2008 – 4:24 pm
More than a hundred viewers crowded cross-legged on the floor of the 303 Gallery’s 21st Street space last night to watch live bands improvise a soundtrack to Doug Aitken’s latest film-based installation, “Migration.” One after another, three acts, White Rainbow, Lichens and Arp, accompanied the three billboard screens displaying Aitken’s western imagery — buffalo, train [...]
