Rakia Mission Features 11 Artworks Created For Subgravity Conditions
Israeli astronaut Eytan Stibbe took 11 art projects on his Rakia mission, including space jewelry and a sculpture that only exists in space.
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Israeli astronaut Eytan Stibbe took 11 art projects on his Rakia mission, including space jewelry and a sculpture that only exists in space.
Businessman and former Air Force pilot Stibbe is part of the first commercial space mission by Axiom Space.
Selected works by 58 Israeli artists will be purchased by a $250,000 acquisition fund Tchelet Ram, True Love Leaves No Traces, 2013. Bed, closet, rope, 195 x 140 x 90 cm. Photo: Ariel Reichman. TEL AVIV .-The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Foundation, which has been awarding an annual prize of approximately $120,000 to two artists since 2006, has decided, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, to reconfigure the prize this year as a dedicated $250,000 fund for the purchase of art works. The art works will be purchased for the Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Israeli Art Collection at the Tel Aviv Museum of Ar...