As one of the prize winners of the 16th International ARC Salon (Poets and Artists publishing prize), the painting "Hendrix goes to school" was selected and included into the first major archive of global artworks to be sent to the moon since the first moon landing in 1964. "It is a great honour to be included in this incredible Lunar Codex "The Polaris Collection" project, and represent South African visual art beyond our planet".
More about the Lunar Codex :
WORKS OF 35,000 CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS, WRITERS, MUSICIANS, AND FILMMAKERS FROM 254 COUNTRIES, TERRITORIES, AND INDIGENOUS NATIONS, LAUNCHED OVER 7 MISSIONS FROM EARTH TO SPACE, TO THE MOON, AND BEYOND
Codex Nova & Moon Camera Lunar Codex launched Feb 15 & landed Feb 22, 2024via SpaceX Falcon 9 / ILOA / NanoFiche / GLL Lunagram / NASA CLPS-TO2-IM
The painting will also be on the Codex Polaris mission to the moon:
Codex Polaris launching to Lunar southern hemisphere Sep 2025via SpaceX Falcon Heavy / NanoFiche / DHL MoonBox / NASA CLPS-TO-20A
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