Be sure to plan to see it before it closes at the end of October 2017. Click here for dates and times it will be open. We took several pictures and made a short video to give you an idea what it was like to wander through this amazing art experience.įor more information about the Mirage house, you can go to Doug Aitken's website. Mirage needs to be seen to be grasped at all. Not only is the exterior covered with mirrors, but the walls inside, and every available surface of the house is as well. When I arrived at the house around two o'clock in the afternoon, I found it to be even more impressive then I'd imagined. The Mirage house will remain on view after the exhibition closes at the end of May 2017, and will remain open through October 31, 2017. These changes did not alter our conclusion that across states. The table, interactive chart, and related text have been corrected. In the spring of 2017 "Mirage" was featured in the Coachella Valley Desert X visual art exhibition and I was able to locate it in Desert Palisades. Editor’s note: The original version of this post misstated the share of the population that is unbanked for several states. I'd seen pictures of this fantastic house and knew it was located somewhere around Palm Springs. He built a ranch style house in the Coachella Valley and covered every available surface with mirrors. It can take the appearance of a sheet of water, fooling the eyes, and an overheated brain.Īrtist Doug Aitken decided to make a real mirage in the desert. His moment of hope evaporates what he saw was only a mirage.Ī mirage is an illusion created when light is refracted by hot air rising from a road or desert landscape. As he walks forward toward the object it disappears. Suddenly in the distance he spots what looks like a lake, or possibly a road. It is really quite stunning.Imagine a man lost, wandering in the hot desert looking for water or some sign of safety. Basically there were 16 artists that created 16 pieces of artwork spanning over a large portion of the desert.
From February through April, the Coachella Valley and the surrounding desert became a canvas for curated site-specific artwork. Located in Desert Palisades, this beautiful ranch style house is covered inside and out with mirrored surfaces. If you’re still a little lost, here is a brief explanation of what Desert X is. Unfortunately, most of the other Desert X installations have already closed, but as luck would have it, the Mirage still remains open for viewing.
#Desert x mirage series#
Desert X is a series of site specific art installations located in the South California desert. One of our favorite parts of our trip was definitely our visit to Doug Aitken’s Mirage from the Desert X Art Exhibition. This time away was definitely food for my soul. Carol and I have known each other for what feels like forever, and just when I thought we knew all there is to know about each other, our time away helped me discover so many more reasons to love my friend and our friendship. So fast forward to turning 39, a road trip to Palm Springs with my bestest friend was nothing short of amazing. For me, that meant a life devoted to caring for my babies and family, along with pursuing my career as an interior designer which left absolutely no time for a typical twenty year old lifestyle. Keep in mind, I had my first daughter May when I was just 18 years old which means I’ve literally been a mom my entire adult life. To be honest, it wasn’t until about 4 years ago that Carol and I started taking annual girl trips. Let me just start by saying that if I had known girls’ weekends away were this amazing, I might have started taking them a lot sooner. In celebration of turning 39, my bestie and I hit the road to Palm Springs.
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