Other Worlds, Other Stories

Other Worlds, Other Stories features the work of ten contemporary artists from the District and
elsewhere who use the trope of space exploration as though it was a funhouse mirror—casting
unfamiliar reflections on American dreams of escape, conquest, and adventure.

The artworks range from traditional painted images of distant worlds; to works of historical fiction illustrated with digital photography and collage; to interactive live performances in a test kitchen for astronauts. Together, they open a conversation about the heady intermingling of fantasy, art, and science that kicked off the space race in the twentieth century and still defines the U.S. space program today.