Fluxface in Space: February 2011

2/24/2011

Fluxface in Space - Launch of Discovery STS-133

Phase One of Fluxface in Space was launched today, February 24, 2011 at 4:53 P.M. EST.

Mission STS-133 schedule:
Launch: February 24, 2011 at 4:53 P.M. EST.
Rendezvous with the International Space Station: February 26, 2011 at 2:14 P.M. EST.
Return landing: March 9, 2011 at 11:57 A.M. EST.

Congratulations to all the artists whose artwork was in orbit!

The Fluxface in Space Project, Phase One, on board the Discovery Space Shuttle STS-133 completed 202 orbits around Earth and a journey of 5,304,140 miles. From launch to landing the mission elapsed time was 12 days, 19 hours, four minutes and 50 seconds.

Unfortunately the videos are no longer available thru NASA links

Launch Video

Video: NASA TV

Landing Video

Video: NASA TV

2/22/2011

Fluxface in Space Exhibited in Chicago

As a part of Fluxfest Chicago at the Contemporary Art Museum in Chicago, Fluxface in Space including all the images of art and the images of the artists' self portraits was exhibited on a music stand in the performance area.
All participants may add a line to their exhibition resumes:

Group Exhibition
Fluxface in Space at Fluxfest Chicago 2011 - The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago - Chicago Illinois

Cecil Touchon, Director
The Fluxmuseum
http://fluxmuseum.org

2/17/2011

All Systems Go for STS-133. We Hope!!!

Good news! After months of delays, Space Shuttle Mission STS-133 is scheduled to launch on Thursday February 24, 2011 at 4:50 PM, EST from the Kennedy Space Center, FL - USA.

Let's hope for a spectacular lift-off and a safe return. In addition to carrying a large portion of our Fluxface in Space images, the Space Shuttle Discovery will deliver the Express Logistics Carrier-4 (ELC-4), a Permanent Multipurpose Module (PMM) and critical spare components to the International Space Station.

Update: The final mission STS-134 is scheduled for late April 2011. The actual date is uncertain at this time.

For those who haven't heard, the commander of this final Shuttle Mission, STS-134, will be Mark Kelly, the husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords who was seriously wounded by a gunman on January 8, 2011 in an assassination attempt. Gabrielle is making a remarkable recovery and it is hoped she will be attending the launch ceremony.

Gary A. Bibb

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Gary A. Bibb, in collaboration with Cecil Touchon, conceived an exciting new exhibition project for the Fluxmuseum. Utilizing the Face In Space Program from NASA - they organized a "Fluxface in Space" exhibition to be launched into orbit on the last two Space Shuttles! These final missions will include a rendezvous with the International Space Station.

127 artists from 26 nations created an original postcard sized work of art, in various media, interpreting the themes of Space Exploration & the Arts, the Shuttle Program, Outer Space, Rockets, Astronauts, Astronomy etc. This will be a commemorative project around the fact that the Space Shuttle program is coming to an end after these last two flights.

An additional exhibition website is online here -
wix.com/fluxfaceinspace/exhibit

We are no longer accepting artwork for this project. The deadline was Aug. 1, 2010.

This is so much more grand than just being associated in a small way with NASA and the Space Shuttle - they are merely the vehicle through which we are able to realize the concept. Granted, we are commemorating the space program for all the technological contributions we now employ - computers, satellite communication (including the internet and many mediums artists currently use) but beyond that, we recognize that space exploration is another expression of mankind's quest to satisfy the desire to understand the unknown. Look at all the scientific discoveries that have been made during the past 50 years. The Hubble telescope alone has revealed some of the wonders of our universe that we never would have known otherwise - and if an artist isn't stirred and inspired by those photos, well, I have some reservations about whether they truly are an artist.

With each new step into space we answer old questions and raise many new ones - much like the discoveries artists make about themselves and their world through art.

Gary A. Bibb

Read more about the Fluxface in Space concept in the virtual book here: wix.com/fluxfaceinspace/notations

Fluxface in Space