We are engaging with so many art forms at once in the 21st century, but we're presented with them in a way that is so isolated. Doug Aitken 21startcentury Change image and share on social
I'm really a believer in being in situations that feel new and awkward and different. And I love that feeling of being in motion - that sense you find when you're traveling. Doug Aitken awkwardbelieverfeel Change image and share on social
I don't really care about interruptions. I accept technology, and I don't turn things off. I've found a peace with fragmentation and a harmony with switching gears quickly to other things. Doug Aitken acceptcarefind Change image and share on social
'Station to Station' came out of a sense of urgency - a sense that culture, be it art, film or architecture, has become so compartmentalised. For this project, we wanted to break that and create a language that is more nomadic and less materialistic and really empowering for the creators and the audience. Doug Aitken architectureartaudience share on social
I think about museums often. There are things that I want museums to do that they often don't. For me, I like it when there's a system within the museum that can continuously change - whether it's a museum that is nomadic or one that's designed so the building can shape-shift. I like restless spaces, and I want to be engaged. Doug Aitken buildchangecontinuously share on social
It's very easy to lose track of the environment around you, to lose touch with the present. Doug Aitken easyenvironmentlose Change image and share on social
One of the core reasons for creating 'Station to Station' was to provide a space for exploration and cultural friction between different mediums. It should be natural for mediums like music, film and art to cross over, and we wanted to empower that process. Doug Aitken artcorecreate share on social
I'm not a journalist; I'm probably a horrible interviewer. The one small thing I have is I'm curious, and I'm interested in who I'm with. Doug Aitken curioushorribleinterest Change image and share on social
We are all affected by the time we are born into, and of course that feeds into your work. Society is based on storytelling - religious myths, opera, film - and 1968 was always seen as a time of rupture and fragmentation. I have always been interested in those words. Doug Aitken affectbasebear share on social
In our daily lives, we see ourselves often in very reductive ways. I want to explore motion, change and flux, whether we are looking in the mirror or seeing ourselves in our surroundings. The singular view of self contradicts the act of living. Doug Aitken actchangecontradict share on social