"Desert Sun/Desert Moon" and the SKY ART Manifesto

Goldring, Elizabeth

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“…Over the next fifty years, we are likely to witness the gradual commercialization and militarization of the near-earth environment, significant impacts on the moon and nearby planets. Without an evolving international consensus about the regulations governing these activities, it is highly likely that commercial and military activities will impact both space-based and ground-based In 1981, a group of artists led by Otto Piene, Elizabeth Goldring and Lowry Burgess, started the series of Sky Art conferences culminating in the signing of the Sky Art manifesto by several hundred artists (4). The manifesto was presented at the 1986 UNESCO Conference on Culture in Space.…”

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In Defense of Space Art: The Role of the Artist in Space Exploration

Malina

1991

International Astronomical Union Colloquium

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Artworks will be built in space as the frequency and range of space missions increase. Artists have proposed artworks to be installed in space and have worked with space agencies to begin planning for such projects; a few space art projects have been completed. It is argued that artworks should be reviewed with the same constraints as all other space artifacts. It is unlikely that artworks will ever pose the kind of environmental threat that already exists from scientific, commercial and military activities; the cultural value of creating some space art balances the associated costs and risks. Artworks visible to global audiences can be conceived and have been proposed; it is these proposals that have concerned astronomers. Public space art should be subject to a process of public scrutiny similar to that of earth-based public art works. Most space art will involve interdisciplinary teams of artists, scientists and engineers; these projects offer the possibility of artists providing novel ideas and approaches that will be of interest in other applications. Artists in the past have played crucial roles in promoting space exploration, in literature, film and the plastic arts. They have also explored the negative aspects and risks. In the future it is inevitable and desirable that artmaking be included in planned space activities.

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In Defense of Space Art: The Role of the Artist in Space Exploration

Malina

1991

International Astronomical Union Colloquium

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“…We are asking for the establishment of national and international councils that will advocate specific artistic projects to the appropriate institutions and agencies. Sky Art Manifesto (Goldring, 1987) Neither the Control of Art Satellites code nor the Sky Art Manifesto resulted in the creation of significant multi-lateral treaties or agreements relating solely to Space Art, and Space Art continued to be reliant on the existing legislative environment and participation of individual Space Agencies which continued to controlled all launch access, for both commercial and non-commercial payloads.…”

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New Directions in Space Art

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<p>New developments in the space industry, falling costs and a diversity of launch platforms are altering the conditions of access to space. The thesis examines to what extent cultural practice is enabled by these new relations. A brief historical overview details the cultural use of space and highlights the history of art satellites. This provides context for a detailed discussion of a satellite artwork by the author, "The Weight of Information". Auto-ethnographic and design-ethnographic techniques are used to explore the artwork through four situations. The setting of interfaces, form factors, boundaries and miniaturisation are found to be enabling mechanisms for cultural practice in space, while the developing space debris regulatory environment is found to provide a practical limit to further miniaturisation of space craft. The tension between the personal and infrastructural is examined through different concepts of entanglement. Strategies of tragedy, participation and correspondence that address issues of accessibility and contingency specific to cultural practice in the orbital environment are explored. Recommendations are made for practitioners wishing to work with art satellites. It is concluded that new developments in the space industry are enabling of future cultural practice in space. </p>

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Space Art As Public Art: The Artist As Space Researcher

Malina

Delicate Balance: Technics, Culture and Consequences

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"Desert Sun/Desert Moon" and the SKY ART Manifesto

Cited by 6 publications

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In Defense of Space Art: The Role of the Artist in Space Exploration

In Defense of Space Art: The Role of the Artist in Space Exploration

New Directions in Space Art

Space Art As Public Art: The Artist As Space Researcher

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