Mariner 9
In its final few days at the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle, Mariner 9 is an installation by video artist Kelly Richardson that offers an eerie glimpse into the future of space exploration. The
Space
Branding the Moon
"Moscow shot for the Moon, and scored a bullseye". Although the Americans were the first to set foot on the Moon in 1969, they were not the first to leave their
The death of Kosmograd
Baikonour is dying. "Kosmograd was a dream, Colonel. A dream that failed. Like space. We have no need to be here. We have an entire world to put in order." William
Red Mars 3
As the Curiousity mission to Mars nears the Red Planet, another venture, Mars One, aims to build a permanent settled colony on Mars by 2023. They make it sound so easy. But landing
ma.r.s.
Finishing this week is Thomas Ruff's exhibition ma.r.s. at the Gagosian gallery on Brittania Street. The exhibition features a series of large C-prints of manipulated photographs, based on digital images originally