Early Days of NASA: In Photos

Gerrit Rietveld reissued, a virtual reality gender swap, NASA in art and more in our weekly look at the web

With space tourism a growing industry and the Mars Rover’s journey to the Red Planet captivating the world, interest in space is the highest it’s been in decades. A recent exhibition in London, “For All Mankind” reveals over a hundred rare photos from NASA’s first pursuit of a successful manned moon landing, spanning from 1964 to 1983. The photos—all shot on film—offer both an intimate …

Bio Art & Design Award: Open Call

Gerrit Rietveld reissued, a virtual reality gender swap, NASA in art and more in our weekly look at the web

Art and science are often perceived as mutually exclusive, especially within the public education system. The newly renamed Bio Art & Design Award, however, is offering €25,000 grants to the top three ideas that “push the boundaries of research application and creative expression,” and is encouraging designers and artists to delve into the latest research in the life sciences. Past winners included a “bulletproof skin” …

Faces of Miley

Gerrit Rietveld reissued, a virtual reality gender swap, NASA in art and more in our weekly look at the web

Amid the life-sized teddy bears, twerking and product placement in Miley Cyrus’ hit music video “We Can’t Stop,” Rhizome staff writer Jacob Gaboury managed to identify the CGI face from Fred Parke’s 1974 University of Utah dissertation research. In the ’70s, the University of Utah was one of the leading research centers for computer graphics in the country and Parke was one of the earliest …