“The genie is out of the bottle,” said Tim O'Bayley, co-chair of the Little Tuscany Neighborhood Organization. As it is, they said, hikers have not stopped approaching the property on foot. 27, members of the Little Tuscany Neighborhood Organization said the shuttle and limited hours would do little to prevent pilgrims from visiting the house. GOT TIPS? You can send Desert Sun reporter Amy DiPierro secure tips or materials on the smartphone app WhatsApp at the phone number (760) 218-2359. Opened on February 25, 2017, Mirage is an artwork designed to look like a 1950s-style suburban home built entirely of mirrors, inside and out. And after hearing concerns from neighbors at a public meeting earlier this month, the studio on Wednesday said it was working on a plan to shuttle visitors from the Palm Springs Visitors Center to the back gate of Desert Palisades. In its updated land use permit application, Aitken’s studio tried to allay crowd control concerns by proposing to limit showings to 75 tickets per day and four days per week. More: Desert X's popular mirror house could be demolished after outrage from Palm Springs neighbors But one access point is Racquet Club Road, where neighbors said cars clogged their streets and art tourists picnicked in their yards. “Mirage” is located in Desert Palisades, a development where most lots sit empty. An exhibit for Desert X on view throughout the Coachella Valley, Palm Springs, California, February 25-October 31, 2017. 13, even residents sympathetic to the artwork said visitors turned their neighborhood into a “nightmare” of traffic and noise. Art installation named Mirage by Doug Aitken. the monthly desert x: mirage house The journey begins with the map.
Utilizing the form of a ranch-style suburban American house, Mirage distills the recognizable and repetitious suburban home into the essence of its lines, reflecting and disappearing into the vast western landscape.
The city agreed to leave it untouched until they could consider the application in September.Īt the Planning Commission meeting on Sept. As a part of Desert X, American artist Doug Aitken has built Mirage, a small house completely clad in reflective mirrored surfaces, in the desert outside Palm Springs. Instead of closing in August, Doug Aitken Workshop sought city approval to extend the installation until March 2018.