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British artists go zero-gravity painting


Reuters
Wednesday, July 9, 2008 0:00 am


    

LONDON –– A group of British artists will take a giant leap for art when they attempt to

produce masterpieces in zero gravity conditions on board a plane in Russia on Tuesday.

Ten people, including five artists, will take-off from Star City — a military training facility near Moscow. The artists, who like to experiment with different environments, want to see the effect space-like conditions will have on their work.

The trip will be paid for and led by Nasser Azam, artist-in-residence at County Hall, the former seat of London’s government.

“It’s a tremendous opportunity to push the boundaries of my painting to the limit, and the other artists in the group are similarly thrilled to be undertaking such an astonishing physical and artistic challenge,” said Azam.

The plane will achieve 10 bursts of zero gravity, each lasting 23 seconds, in which time the artists must realize their creations.


      








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