Fly Me to the Moon

Overview

Kunsthaus Zürich presents a large exhibition curated by Cathérine Hug, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing in 1969. The moon landing of the US-American Apollo 11 space capsule altered our relationship to space and our environment. The view of Earth from space gave rise to a new awareness of the fragility of our planet and the threats posed by human's existential inter­ventions. This discourse, though more topical than ever, is not the only thematic focus; on the contrary, the exhibition and the richly illustrated catalog seek to address this enduring mystery that continues to fascinate all cultures of the world, from the 19th century to the present. The journey through the ­history of artistic exploration of the moon in­cludes topics such as celestial cartography, lunar topography, ailments associated with the moon, and more!

Reviews

"The Moon is essentially grey, no color; looks like plaster of Paris or sort of a grayish beach sand," Jim Lovell, Apollo 8 "I have done things and been at places you simply would not believe, and I keep that inside me," Michael Collins, Apollo 11 ?"Money should have been spent to find one guy … a Hemingway that can capture the feeling and describe," Ken Mattingly, Apollo 16

Author Biography

James Attlee's books include Guernica: Painting the End of the World, The North Sea: A Visual Anthology, and Station to Station, among others. D. Denenge Duyst-Akpem is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago who founded Denenge Design and In The Luscious Garden. Walter Famler is the editor of Wespennest, managing director at Alte Schmiede/Kunstverein Wien, and commander of the movement KOCMOC/Gruppe Gagarin. Liam Gillick's work has been included in numerous exhibitions and solo museum shows, at places such as the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Ulrich Köhler studied geology at the University of Munich and the State University of Sao Paulo.