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[April 30 2022] : Television

“Wilderness,” a video installation by Doug Aitken at 303 Gallery, New York

“Wilderness,” a video installation by Doug Aitken at 303 Gallery, New York

Soft and eerie AI-generated voices serenade the viewer as the modern landscape as it moves from day into night, with the visual image shifting from person to person; from a face, to a sea of silhouettes; from dusk to dawn… Filmed over two and a half years, much of which was improvisational, Aitken captures the juxtaposition between our screen-dominated lives, and the ritualistic and trancelike state in which we find ourselves when capturing the sun – the epitome of the modern age.

On view now until May 27th at 303 Gallery, 555 W 21st St, New York

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