The quest for quality exhibit space has finally stretched to the final frontier with this study of possible cultural uses of the international space station (or read the Guardian story on the effort). The European Space Agency has funded The Arts Catalyst in London to carry out the project, which ends this month (so get those ideas in soon).
Says their web site:
This new study sets out to investigate and focus the interest of the cultural world in the International Space Station, to generate a policy for involving cultural users in the International Space Station programme in the longer term and to develop a representative set of ready-to-implement demonstrator projects in arts, culture and media.
While the works exhibited in the space station may have a captive audience of astronauts, the venue seems best suited to artists who want maximum separation between their creative work and the viewing public. Or, I’m sure Congress would be happy to nominate some works they’d like off the planet.
