Wednesday, October 17, 2018

What about that space art?

SpaceX will be launching a diamond sculpture visible to the naked eye soon. Astronomers are less than amused.

Should we put art into space? The answer is a maybe.

When and if we go into space then obviously we will take art with us, we will create art in space. We may even find new forms of art, new ways to sculpt that only work in microgravity. We will also, no doubt, leave graffiti all over the moon. We will. No matter who tries to stop us.

Art visible from Earth, though, is always going to be a mixed topic. Many of us don't get to properly see the night sky, or only get to see it on vacation. So some would argue that this art is just another form of light pollution.

I'm usually on the plus side for art, but even I'm not sure about this one. Thoughts?

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