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Doug Aitken's Lightscape Installation Blends Film, Performance, and Music at The Shed

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Sonia Manalili Executive Producer

11h ago· 2 min readenNews
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Summary

Doug Aitken's new installation "Lightscape" at the Shed in New York is a multi-sensory work combining a seven-screen film, immersive environment, and live performance stage. The piece is built around an original song cycle by Aitken, with sound serving as the unifying element across desert scenes, freeways, and shifting landscapes. The soundtrack also incorporates compositions by Minimalist composers, highlighting how music has long been a central thread in Aitken's artistic practice.

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Doug Aitken's new installation Lightscape has just landed at the Shed in New York.
It is many things at once: a seven-screen film, an immersive environment, and a stage for live performances.
What binds those worlds and narratives together is sound.
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A new work by Doug Aitken, Lightscape, has just landed in New York—picking up on the thread of music that has long run through his work.

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