Gallery: Vivid Smoke Bombs and Whipcrackers Occupy a Railyard Concert
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*Looking through the Levi's Makers Tent before the Station to Station event in Santa Fe, NM.*
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*The floor of Urs Fischer's art yurt.*
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*The production crew sets up lights in the venue before the event.*
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*Doug Aitken (center, silhouetted) and the crew put last-minute touches inside the venue before the show.*
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*Folks gather around the art yurts in the railyard.*
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*Participants watch Olaf Breuning's site-specific installation of colored smoke bombs.*
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*Attendees cover their faces as smoke fills the air from Olaf Breuning's installation of colored smoke bombs.*
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*Amanda Gonzalez of Nite Jewel performs, with the bass turned up enough that it shakes the building.*
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*Brett Sparks performs with his wife as The Handsome Family.*
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*A view of the screens at the venue - train-themed, of course.*
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*A attendee sticks his tongue out in front of Ernesto Neto's installation.*
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*THEESatisfaction riles up the audience with subtly synchronized moves.*
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*Chan Marshall of Cat Power performs with just a small Spanish guitar and a microphone.*
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*A man peeks into Urs Fischer's art yurt at the end of the evening.*
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