Desert X

Desert X

"Mirage" by Doug Aitken is one of the many pieces of art on display for Desert X
Genre Contemporary Art, Site-Specific Art
Dates February 25 - April 30 2017
Location(s) Google (23 April 2017). "Desert X" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 23 April 2017. 
Years active 2017 -
Founded by Susan Davis
Steven Biller
Neville Wakefield [1]
Website
http://www.desertx.org/

Desert X is a site-specific, contemporary art exhibition that was built in the Coachella Valley from February 25 - April 30th 2017. It was formed by Desert Biennial, a 501(C) charitable organization founded in 2015. The exhibit is meant to bring attention to the valley's environment through the display the works of emerging artists. Themes include climate change, immigration, tourism, gaming and native American culture. [2] [3] [4]Works include a camouflaged house covered in mirrors, an autonomous vehicle known as the "Shy Bot" that is programmed to avoid people as well as an underground bunker where there is kitsch sculpture of John F. Kennedy.[5]


Participating artists


"Mirage" by Doug Aitken consists of a house fully covered on the inside and out with mirrors
Philip K. Smith III's "Circle of Land and Sky" consists of 300 reflective pilings that are placed in a large circle at 10 degree angles
"Hollow Earth" by Glenn Kaino is an illuminated, glass covered hole that creates the illusion of a tunnel descending deep into the Earth
"Curves and Zigzags" by Claudia Comte
A spectator having fun at "Curves and Zigzags" by Claudia Comte

See also


References

  1. ↑ "How Desert X concept of making art accessible became a reality". desertsun.com. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  2. ↑ "Massive Desert X art exhibit debuts in Palm Springs area". Desertsun.com. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  3. ↑ "Desert x 2017". Desertx.org. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  4. ↑ "International art invades the suburban Coachella Valley: The best of 'Desert X'". latimes.com. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  5. ↑ "‘Desert X’ Treats Arid Space as a Rich Canvas". newyorktimes.com. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  6. ↑ http://pks3.com/
  7. ↑ http://www.claudiacomte.ch/
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