Distant early warning systems : from the cold war to the cosmos / edited by Julie Decker.

Format:

Book

Language:

Undetermined

Subjects (All):

Ballistic missile early warning system.

Atomic bomb in art.

Radar defense networks.

Physical Description:

271 pages : numerous illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Alaska : Anchorage Museum ; Munich : Hirmer, [2025]

Summary:

"Today, the Arctic is seen as a place primed for data storage and vaults - doomsday structures with a utilitarian vernacular of architecture, protecting the "knowledge" of places further south rather than recognising the local presence and expertise of place and Indigenous lifeways and Indigenous science. This book looks at the role of artists as early warning systems and explores the ways we connect and disconnect place and people through technology and the ideas of boundaries. With the DEW Line as a framework, Julie Decker examines ideologies of warning. The DEW Line is a symbol of both past and future. Today, we think about planetary boundaries, the boundaries of survival and other human limits"--Publisher website.

Local Notes:

On the occasion of an exhibition held at the Anchorage Museum, Alaska, April 4, 2025 - September 7, 2026.

ISBN:

9783777443195

3777443190

OCLC:

1499794026

Publisher Number:

9783777443195