Fluxface in Space: May 2011

5/16/2011

Fluxface in Space - Launch of Endeavour STS-134

Phase Two of Fluxface in Space was launched today, May 16, 2011 at 8:56 A.M. EDT.

Mission STS-134 schedule:
Launch: May 16, 2011 at 8:56 A.M. EDT.
Rendezvous with the International Space Station: May 18, 2011 at 6:14 A.M. EDT.
Return landing: June 1, 2011 at 2:34 A.M. EDT.

Congratulations to the artists who had their artwork on board STS-134.

The Fluxface in Space Project, Phase Two, on board the Endeavour Space Shuttle STS-134 flew 6.51 million miles in 248 orbits over 15 days, 17 hours and 39 minutes.

Unfortunately the videos are no longer available thru NASA links

Launch Video

Video: NASA TV

Landing Video

Video: NASA TV

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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

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Fluxface in Space - Launch of Endeavour STS-134

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