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      Curated by Gavin Wade

      Strategic Questions #2: Has Man a Function in Universe?

      112 pages | Full colour | 320 x 240 mm, Hard cover | 2008 | Edition of 1,000 copies
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本書[Has Man A Function In Universe? ]は、進行中のプロジェクトのうち40のプロジェクトを展開し、これにまつわる40の疑問をR. BUckminster Fullerが執筆したもの。
各々のプロジェクトはアートワークやあるいはアートワークを組み合わせたものであり、ひとつの疑問に対して返答するスタイルで展開されてゆく。本書のなかの疑問はすべて、他の疑問と結びついたりその方向性を見いだしたりするためのカギとなるだろう。アーティスト／作家のGavin Wadeがテキストとイメージを組み合わせてこの疑問に答える。

本書はプロジェクト]のプロセスを反映したものであり、これは[exquisite corpse(優美な屍骸）]に関係する作品のコラボレーション、普及、結託である。

以下のメンバーによる寄稿を掲載：Neil Chapman, Shezad Dawood, Per Hüttner, Juneau Projects, Karin Kihlberg & Reuben Henry, Kerry James Marshall, Jessica Spanyol, Lisa Strömbeck, Mark Titchner, Sue Tompkins, Hayley Tompkins, Gavin Wade and Carey Young.

Book WorksとEastside Projectsによる共同出版。Book Works主導の共同出版シリーズのパートナーシップとしては第6弾となり、Fabricationsによる表題、編集はGerrie van Noord。
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