Fly Me to the Moon

by Bik Vand Der Pol, Jennifer Allen, Wouter Davidts

Start with the fact that the venerable Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has in its collection a moon rock, brought to Earth in 1969 on Apollo 11. Fly Me to the Moon takes that artifact to the next step, asking a group of artists and writers whether perhaps the museum should be planning a branch on the moon itself in the future. This thought-provoking little book riffs on the themes of space travel and colonization, with texts on site-specificity, history, space law and its global implications. Also included is a list of almost 800 songs which have the word "moon" in their title. In a world where eager buyers trade "moon lots" on the internet, is the whole idea of a moon museum so far fetched? With texts by Jennifer Allen, Wouter Davidts, Frans Von der Dunk, Jane Rendell and Bik Van der Pol.

185 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007