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Doug Aitken — UTOPIA (Altamont Motor Speedway)
Doug Aitken

UTOPIA (Altamont Motor Speedway)

2011

Doug Aitken's 2011 lightbox work 'UTOPIA (Altamont Motor Speedway)' combines aluminum, LED lights, chromogenic transparency, and acrylic to create a luminous image. The piece interrogates American ideals of utopia through the lens of a historically significant and controversial location.

Medium
aluminum lightbox, LED lights, chromogenic transparency and acrylic
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Auction House · Phillips

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March 8, 2023

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Doug Aitken, UTOPIA (Altamont Motor Speedway), 2011

Doug Aitken's 2011 lightbox work 'UTOPIA (Altamont Motor Speedway)' combines aluminum, LED lights, chromogenic transparency, and acrylic to create a luminous image. The piece interrogates American ideals of utopia through the lens of a historically significant and controversial location.

Medium
aluminum lightbox, LED lights, chromogenic transparency and acrylic
Year
2011
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

LED, Desert, Bold, Color, Conceptual, American, Landscape, Utopian, Light Box, Contemporary

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