Doug Aitken | "Decrease the Mass and Run like Hell", 1999 | (for Parkett 57)
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Parkett Vol. 57
Quote from Parkett
"Aitken’s great technical mastery is obvious in the framing of his shots, the precision with which he captures the light, and the perfection of his editing, which alternates shots of nature with the motion of the machines. A sound mix of intelligent techno music provides rhythm for the ensemble of screens and images. A narrative subjectivity emerges out of this unexpected encounter, one with an ideological viewpoint on the world in all its contemporary complexity.”
Christine van Assche, Parkett No. 57, 1999
Additional Quote
“Doug Aitken's cryptically entitled multiple consists of a kite made of mylar, wood, plastic, and fabric, as well as a commercially printed poster. Designed to shimmer in the sky, the kite has a mirrored surface, clearly seen in the poster which shows it in flight. Interestingly Aitken here gives us the object itself and documentation of the object in action, harnessing something built for movement and flying in the form of an edition.”
-Fineartmultiple
"Decrease the Mass and Run like Hell", 1999 (for Parkett 57)
Mirror kite, ca. 34 x 33 1/2” (86,5 x 85 cm),
tail 37 3/8” (95 cm), with poster of flying kite, 20 x 15 5/8” (50,8 x 38 cm),
Ed. 60/XX, stamped signature and number on tab attached to kite.
Read a Parkett Text on Doug Aitken
Parkett Vol. 57
Quote from Parkett
"Aitken’s great technical mastery is obvious in the framing of his shots, the precision with which he captures the light, and the perfection of his editing, which alternates shots of nature with the motion of the machines. A sound mix of intelligent techno music provides rhythm for the ensemble of screens and images. A narrative subjectivity emerges out of this unexpected encounter, one with an ideological viewpoint on the world in all its contemporary complexity.”
Christine van Assche, Parkett No. 57, 1999
Additional Quote
“Doug Aitken's cryptically entitled multiple consists of a kite made of mylar, wood, plastic, and fabric, as well as a commercially printed poster. Designed to shimmer in the sky, the kite has a mirrored surface, clearly seen in the poster which shows it in flight. Interestingly Aitken here gives us the object itself and documentation of the object in action, harnessing something built for movement and flying in the form of an edition.”
-Fineartmultiple
"Decrease the Mass and Run like Hell", 1999 (for Parkett 57)
Mirror kite, ca. 34 x 33 1/2” (86,5 x 85 cm),
tail 37 3/8” (95 cm), with poster of flying kite, 20 x 15 5/8” (50,8 x 38 cm),
Ed. 60/XX, stamped signature and number on tab attached to kite.
Read a Parkett Text on Doug Aitken
Parkett Vol. 57
Quote from Parkett
"Aitken’s great technical mastery is obvious in the framing of his shots, the precision with which he captures the light, and the perfection of his editing, which alternates shots of nature with the motion of the machines. A sound mix of intelligent techno music provides rhythm for the ensemble of screens and images. A narrative subjectivity emerges out of this unexpected encounter, one with an ideological viewpoint on the world in all its contemporary complexity.”
Christine van Assche, Parkett No. 57, 1999
Additional Quote
“Doug Aitken's cryptically entitled multiple consists of a kite made of mylar, wood, plastic, and fabric, as well as a commercially printed poster. Designed to shimmer in the sky, the kite has a mirrored surface, clearly seen in the poster which shows it in flight. Interestingly Aitken here gives us the object itself and documentation of the object in action, harnessing something built for movement and flying in the form of an edition.”
-Fineartmultiple
"Decrease the Mass and Run like Hell", 1999 (for Parkett 57)
Mirror kite, ca. 34 x 33 1/2” (86,5 x 85 cm),
tail 37 3/8” (95 cm), with poster of flying kite, 20 x 15 5/8” (50,8 x 38 cm),
Ed. 60/XX, stamped signature and number on tab attached to kite.
Artist Documents
A sketch by Doug Aitken for his kite for Parkett 57, followed by a letter to Parkett publisher Dieter von Graffenried discussing the fabrication.
Parkett Text
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Artist Video
In this short video excerpt Doug Aitken talks about some aspects of his art.