Via io9: Was there a miniature art museum on the moon?
Supposedly, six artists including Andy Warhol and Claes Oldenberg contributed drawings to be miniaturized and put on a ceramic chip, which was supposed to have been left behind on the moon by the Apollo 12 moon mission.
When I read this, my thoughts were immediately:
1) Does a single, tiny chip constitute a "museum"?
2) Do doodles constitute "art," even if they're by celebrated artists?
My answer to both of those is "no," but cynicism aside, I love the idea of leaving behind some tiny representation of human culture (or at least human snarkiness) on the moon. And I'm curious to know about the other stuff "smuggled" up there, that they refer to in this longer article.
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