Sleepwalkers

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Sleepwalkers is a 2007 multi-channel video installation by artist Doug Aitken that projected nocturnal urban scenes onto the exterior of New York’s Museum of Modern Art, transforming the building into an immersive cinematic experience.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf multi-channel video installation
video art work
artForm contemporary art
commissionedBy Museum of Modern Art, New York City NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Doug Aitken NERFINISHED
depicts city life at night
nocturnal urban scenes
designedFor public space
exhibitedAt Museum of Modern Art, New York City NERFINISHED
genre public art
video installation art
hasEffect immersive cinematic experience for passersby
transforms museum facade into cinematic screen
hasTitleLanguage English
inception 2007
languageOfWork none (primarily visual)
locationOfFirstPerformance Museum of Modern Art, New York City NERFINISHED
mainSubject contemporary city dwellers
urban environment
movement contemporary art
video art
numberOfChannels multiple channels
partOf Doug Aitken’s body of video installation works
presentationFormat architectural projection
outdoor projection
presentedAs site-specific installation
projectedOn exterior of the Museum of Modern Art building
title Sleepwalkers NERFINISHED
usesMedium video projection

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Doug Aitken notableWork Sleepwalkers