ROSE FINN-KELCEY

From the 1970s, artist Rose Finn-Kelcey became a central figure in the emerging communities of performance and feminist art in the UK. The complex thinking embodied in her work has touched on such themes as power and the dilemmas of mastery; the myth of the artist; the gaining of a voice; the deceptions of value; the nature of collaboration; the surrogate performer; spirituality; longing and death. This book, extensively illustrated, is the first comprehensive mono- graph on this artist’s work, documenting more than four decades of Finn-Kelcey’s art. Includes over 150 illustrations and essays by Guy Brett, Sarah Kent and Michael Stanley.

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FUTUREFARMERS

A Variation on Powers of Ten

Amy Franceschini & Michael Swaine

The interstellar rollercoaster ride of Charles and Ray Eames’ experimental 1968 film, The  Powers  of  Ten, changed the way that the average American thought about science. In this project, the art and design collective Futurefarmers used the Eames’ IBM-commissioned film’s opening picnic scene as its inspiration and score. Researchers whose work relates to each one of the magnitudes of ten compare today’s practices with those of 1968 and discuss the changing land- scapes of their respective fields. The collaboration came about through a residency at the University of California, Berkeley. Included in the publication are essays by Futurefarmers members, interviews with researchers, and documentation of ten delightfully re-staged picnics, representing fields of inquiry from philosophy to ecology. Contributors include Peter Galison, Jake Kosek, Rick and Megan Shaw Prelinger, Sara Seager, and Ignacio Valero.

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