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SECTION 1: OUR VISION OF THE UNIVERSE

Relic Stupa Cellarius Christian Constellation 3rd or 4th century India Andreas Cellarius Soapstone 1708 Collection of the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore Engraving Copyright of the National Heritage Board, Singapore Collection of Chiba City Folk Museum, Japan

Jain Mandala Painting of Vishnu in the form of the Universe 17th or 18th century 18th or 19th century Gujarat, India Andhra Pradesh, India Painting on cloth Painting on cloth Collection of the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore Collection of the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore Copyright of the National Heritage Board, Singapore Copyright of the National Heritage Board, Singapore

Painting of Vishnu creating the Universe Book Cover with Five Dhyani Buddhas Late 17th to early 18th century 15th century Tamil Nadu, India Tibet Painting on cloth Lacquered wood Collection of the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore Collection of the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore Copyright of the National Heritage Board, Singapore Copyright of the National Heritage Board, Singapore Monk’s Bowl with Zodiac Animals Bowl with Creatures from the Burmese Horoscope 19th century 1908 Cambodia Myanmar Lacquer, mother of pearl Collection of the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore Collection of the Asian Civilisation Museum, Singapore Copyright of the National Heritage Board, Singapore Copyright of the National Heritage Board, Singapore

Yin and Yang Wooden Zodiac Plaques Strange Tales of Saigo Star Liao Dynasty Tatsugoro Nagashima (Yoshitora Utagawa) North China 1877 Collection of the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore Woodcut print Copyright of the National Heritage Board, Singapore Collection of Chiba City Folk Museum, Japan

Manuscript leaf from al-Qazwini’s ‘Aja’ib al-Makhluquat Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter) Ca 1570 17th century Deccan, India Handscroll Collection of the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore Collection of Kokugakuin University Library, Japan Copyright of the National Heritage Board, Singapore

Manuscript on Astronomy and History Astronomical Treatise on Lunar Movements 1356/1357 1504 Yemen Cairo, Egypt Collection of the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore Collection of the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore Copyright of the National Heritage Board, Singapore Copyright of the National Heritage Board, Singapore Astronomical Treatise De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium (Latin for “On the Revolutions of The Heavenly Spheres”) Nasir al-Din Tusi 1313 Nicolaus Copernicus Iran 1543 Collection of the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore Book, First Edition Copyright of the National Heritage Board, Singapore Collection of Kanazawa Institute of Technology Library Center, Japan

Epytoma in Almagestum Ptolemaei Sidereus Nuncius (Latin for “Epitome of Ptolemy’s Almagest”) (Latin for “Starry Messenger”) Regiomontanus Galileo Galilei 1496 1610 Book, First Edition Book, First Edition Collection of Kanazawa Institute of Technology Library Center Collection of Kanazawa Institute of Technology Library Center, Japan

Astronomia Nova Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Latin for “The New Astronomy”) (Latin for “Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy”) Johannes Kepler Isaac Newton 1609 1687 Book, First Edition Book, First Edition Collection of Kanazawa Institute of Technology Library Center, Japan Collection of Kanazawa Institute of Technology Library Center, Japan

Chunyou Star Chart Astronomical Chart Wang Zhiyuan Kitora Tumulus Stone Chart Carved in 1247 Replica, original 7th to 8th century Ink impression Ceramic Collection of Chiba City Folk Museum, Japan Collection of Otsuka Ohmi Ceramics Co. Ltd. Japan Photo courtesy of Chiba City Folk Museum, Japan Star Chart Tenmon-seisho Star Chart Harumi Shibukawa 1677 Harumi Shibukawa Print on paper 1699 Collection of Chiba City Folk Museum, Japan Print Photo courtesy of Chiba City Folk Museum, Japan Collection of Chiba City Folk Museum, Japan

Telescope Reflecting Telescope Galileo Galilei Replica, original 1610 Ikkansai Kunitomo Wood, glass Replica, original 1836 Collection of the Cosmo Planetarium Shibuya, Shibuya Cultural Brass, iron Center Owada, Japan Collection of Nagahama Castle Historical Museum, Japan

Sunspot Observation Diagram Moon Observation Diagram Ikkansai Kunitomo Facsimile, original 1836 Ikkansai Kunitomo Sumi on paper Facsimile, original 1836 31.8 × 44 cm Sumi on paper Collection of Kunitomo Ikkansai Documents, Japan Collection of Kunitomo Ikkansai Documents, Japan

Watercolor Drawing of the Phases of the Moon from the autograph manuscript redaction of Sidereus nuncius (“Starry Messenger”) Galileo Galilei Moon Observation Diagram Facsimile, original 1610 Ikkansai Kunitomo Ink and watercolor on paper Facsimile, original 1836 25.3 × 17.6 cm Sumi on paper Collection: Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze 42.8 × 30.7 cm Courtesy of Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Collection of Kunitomo Ikkansai Documents, Japan Tourism, Italy Celestial Globe Armillary Sphere Deng Fusheng, Bei Yongcheng Noriyuki Ono 1770 1837 Copper Bronze Collection of Cosmo Planetarium Shibuya, Shibuya Cultural Collection of Cosmo Planetarium Shibuya, Shibuya Center Owada, Japan Cultural Center Owada, Japan Photo: Kioku Keizo Photo: Kioku Keizo

Astrolabe Abd al-A’immah Qibla Compass Ca 1700CE First half of 19th century Isfahan, Iran Turkey Collection of the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore Collection of the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore Copyright of the National Heritage Board, Singapore Copyright of the National Heritage Board, Singapore

Qibla Compass Quadrant 1878–1879 CE 19th century Iran Iran Collection of the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore Collection of the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore Copyright of the National Heritage Board, Singapore Copyright of the National Heritage Board, Singapore

Studies into the Past Laurent Grasso Oil on wood panel Courtesy of Fondation d’entreprise Hermès, Edouard Malingue Celestial Planisphere Gallery, Hong Kong Francesco Brunacci Photo: Nacása & Partners Inc. 1687 Photo courtesy of Fondation d’entreprise Hermès, Edouard Engraving Malingue Gallery, Hong Kong Collection of the Chiba City Folk Museum, Japan ©ADAGP, Paris 2017 Studies into the Past Studies into the Past Laurent Grasso Laurent Grasso Oil on wood panel Oil on wood panel Courtesy of Fondation d’entreprise Hermès, Edouard Malingue Courtesy of Fondation d’entreprise Hermès, Edouard Malingue Gallery, Hong Kong Gallery, Hong Kong Photo: Nacása & Partners Inc. Photo: Nacása & Partners Inc. Photo courtesy of Fondation d’entreprise Hermès, Edouard Photo courtesy of Fondation d’entreprise Hermès, Edouard Malingue Gallery, Hong Kong Malingue Gallery, Hong Kong ©ADAGP, Paris 2017 ©ADAGP, Paris 2017 SECTION 2: THE UNIVERSE AS SPACE-TIME

Black Hole (M-Spheres) Kamiokande Björn Dahlem Andreas Gursky 2016 2007 Wood, steel, fluorescents, light bulbs, stain Print on PVC Courtesy: Guido W. Baudach Gallery, Berlin and Hiromi Yoshii Collection of the artist Gallery, Tokyo Courtesy Sprüth Magers Berlin London Photo: Kioku Keizo © Andreas Gursky/ SACK, Seoul 2017 Photo courtesy of Mori Art Museum, Tokyo Photo courtesy of Sprüth Magers Berlin London

Ekpyrotic String II Mariko Mori 2014 Fiberglass, paint Collection of the artist Slow Arc inside a Cube VIII Courtesy: Sean Kelly, New York and SCAI THE BATHHOUSE, Tokyo Conrad Shawcross Photo: Jason Wyche, New York 2017 Photo courtesy of Sean Kelly, New York and SCAI THE Steel mesh, mechanical system, light BATHHOUSE, Tokyo Commissioned by ArtScience Museum, Singapore

KEYHOLE 12-3 (IMPROVED CRYSTAL) They Watch the Moon Optical Reconnaissance Satellite near Scorpio (USA 129) Trevor Paglen Trevor Paglen 2010 2007 C-print C-print Courtesy of Metro Pictures, New York Courtesy of Metro Pictures, New York Photo courtesy of Metro Pictures, New York Photo courtesy of Metro Pictures, New York PAN Dead Military Satellite (DMSP 5D-F11) (Unknown, USA-207) Near the Disk of the Moon Trevor Paglen Trevor Paglen 2010–2011 2010 C-print C-print Courtesy of Metro Pictures, New York Courtesy of Metro Pictures, New York Photo courtesy of Metro Pictures, New York Photo courtesy of Metro Pictures, New York

After Galileo (Jupiter and Moons) Total Eclipse of the Sun Trevor Paglen Wolfgang Tillmans 2008 2006 C-print C-print Courtesy of Metro Pictures, New York Collection of Wako Works of Art Photo courtesy of Metro Pictures, New York Photo courtesy of Wako Works of Art, Tokyo

Transit Of Venus Venus Transit Wolfgang Tillmans Wolfgang Tillmans 2012 2004 Inkjet print on paper C-print Collection of Wako Works of Art, Tokyo Private collection Photo courtesy of Wako Works of Art, Tokyo Courtesy of Wako Works of Art, Tokyo

Kilimanjaro Guide Star, ESO Wolfgang Tillmans Wolfgang Tillmans 2012 2012 Inkjet print on paper Inkjet print on paper Private collection Collection of the artist Courtesy of Wako Works of Art, Tokyo Courtesy of Wako Works of Art, Tokyo Named and Unnamed Galaxies, ESO In Flight Astro (ii) Wolfgang Tillmans Wolfgang Tillmans 2012 2010 Inkjet print on paper Inkjet print on paper mounted on aluminium in artist’s frame Collection of the artist Private collection Courtesy of Wako Works of Art, Tokyo Courtesy of Wako Works of Art, Tokyo

ESO Paranal 1610 II Wolfgang Tillmans Laurent Grasso 2012 2014 Inkjet print on paper Neon, black transparent Altuglas Collection of the artist Courtesy of Edouard Malingue Gallery, Hong Kong Courtesy of Wako Works of Art, Tokyo © ADAGP Paris, 2017

Echoes Sanmon GCC - Yupotanjyu + Nupotanje Yukinori Maeda Kisho Mwkaiyama 2011 2005 Video, 34 min (loop) Wax, oil paint Courtesy of Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo Collection of Mori Art Museum, Tokyo

Untitled Untitled Jia Aili Jia Aili 2015 2008 - 2012 Oil on canvas Oil on canvas Collection of the artist Collection of the artist SECTION 3: A NEW VIEW OF LIFE

Legend of Hollow Ship Okitsugu Takizawa Utsuro-bune Edited by Hirokata Yahiro from Hirokata Zuihits (“Essays of Hollow Ship drifted to Kashima, Hitachi Province Hirokata”) Facsimile, original 1844 Facsimile, original 1825 Woodcut print Ink on paper Collection of Funabashi Nishi Library, Japan Collection of National Archives of Japan

Prêtre JÔMON Laurent Grasso 2015 Wood The Strange Boat Drifted Ashore on Fief of Lord Ogasawara from Courtesy of Fondation d’entreprise Hermès, Edouard Malingue Hyoryu-ki-shu (Archives of Castaways) Gallery, Hong Kong Manjudo Photo: Nacása & Partners Inc. Facsimile, original from 19th century Photo courtesy of Fondation d’entreprise Hermès, Edouard Ink on paper Malingue Gallery, Hong Kong Collection of Iwase Bunko Library, Nishio, Aichi, Japan ©ADAGP, Paris 2017

Ancient Aliens 1803, Utsuro-bune (Hollow Ship) Laurent Grasso Unknown Object Found in Hitachi Province, Japan 2015 Neon Laurent Grasso Courtesy of Fondation d’entreprise Hermès, Edouard Malingue Neontube, terracotta, oil on wood panel Gallery, Hong Kong Courtesy of Fondation d’entreprise Hermès, Edouard Malingue ©ADAGP, Paris & JASPAR, Tokyo, 2016 G0472 Gallery, Hong Kong Photo: Nacása & Partners Inc. Photo: Nacása & Partners Inc. Photo courtesy of Fondation d’entreprise Hermès, Edouard Photo courtesy of Fondation d’entreprise Hermès, Edouard Malingue Gallery, Hong Kong Malingue Gallery, Hong Kong ©ADAGP, Paris 2017 ©ADAGP, Paris 2017 “The Man from Mars” “As Mars Sees Us” Illustrated by Frank R. Paul Illustrated by Frank R. Paul Fantastic Adventures, May 1939 Amazing Stories, July 1940 Magazine Magazine Collection by Hiroshi Aramata, Japan Collection by Hiroshi Aramata, Japan Image used with the acknowledgement of the Frank R. Paul Estate Image used with the acknowledgement of the Frank R. Paul Estate

“Life on Mercury” “Life on Callisto” Illustrated by Frank R. Paul Illustrated by Frank R. Paul Fantastic Adventures, September 1939 Amazing Stories, August 1940 Magazine Collection by Hiroshi Aramata, Japan Collection by Hiroshi Aramata, Japan Image used with the acknowledgement of the Frank R. Paul Estate Image used with the acknowledgement of the Frank R. Paul Estate

“Life on Saturn” “Life on Jupiter” Illustrated by Frank R. Paul Illustrated by Frank R. Paul Fantastic Adventures, November 1939 Fantastic Adventures, January 1940 Magazine Magazine Collection by Hiroshi Aramata, Japan Collection by Hiroshi Aramata, Japan Image used with the acknowledgement of the Frank R. Paul Estate Image used with the acknowledgement of the Frank R. Paul Estate

“Life on Pluto” “Life on Neptune” Illustrated by Frank R. Paul Illustrated by Frank R. Paul Fantastic Adventures, February 1940 Fantastic Adventures, September 1940 Magazine Magazine Collection by Hiroshi Aramata, Japan Collection by Hiroshi Aramata, Japan Image used with the acknowledgement of the Frank R. Paul Estate Image used with the acknowledgement of the Frank R. Paul Estate The War of the Worlds “Life on Ganymede” H. G. Wells Illustrated by Frank R. Paul Illustration by Frank R. Paul Amazing Stories, October 1940 Amazing Stories, August 1927 Magazine Magazine Collection by Hiroshi Aramata, Japan Collection by Hiroshi Aramata, Japan Image used with the acknowledgement of the Frank R. Paul Estate Image used with the acknowledgement of the Frank R. Paul Estate

An Interview with an Alien Professor Who Has a Good Knowledge about the Earth La Baïonnette On the Origin of Species Illustrated by Paul Iribe Charles Robert Darwin 7 November 1918 1859 Magazine Book, First Edition Collection by Hiroshi Aramata, Japan Collection of Kanazawa Institute of Technology Library Center, Japan Image used with the acknowledgement of the Frank R. Paul Estate

De-extinction Pierre Huyghe 2014 Planet ∑ Video projection Duration: 12 min 35 sec (loop) Momoko Seto Collection of Atom Suematsu 2014 Courtesy of Hauser and Wirth, London; Video Esther Shipper, Berlin; Taro Nasu, Tokyo; and Anna Lena Films, Paris Duration: 11 min 40 sec (loop) ©ADAGP Paris 2017 Collection of the artist

Carboniferous Period Robotic Jellyfish Drone Hiroshi Sugimoto (Cyanea Machina) 1992 Vincent Fournier Gelatin silver print 2013 Courtesy of Gallery Koyanagi, Tokyo Collection of the artist Sexy Robot Hajime Sorayama The Rookie FRP, iron, silver and gold plating with air brush paint, LED neon Patricia Piccinini light 2015 2016 Fiberglass, silicone, hair Collection of the artist Collection of the artist Courtesy of NANZUKA, Tokyo Photo courtesy of Tolarno Galleries Melbourne, Roslyn Oxley9 Photo: Shigeru Tanaka Gallery Sydney, Hosfelt Gallery San Francisco Photo courtesy of Nanzuka, Tokyo SECTION 4: SPACE ART

Drawing from the manuscript Fragment of Calculations and Drawings In Astronomy Drawing from the manuscript Rocket Series Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Facsimile, original 1878 Facsimile, original 1897 Ink on paper Pencil on paper Collection of the Archive of the Russian Academy of Sciences Collection of the Archive of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ARAS) (ARAS)

Drawing from the manuscript Album of Cosmic Journeys Drawing from the manuscript Album of Cosmic Journeys Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Facsimile, original 1933 Facsimile, original 1933 Pencil on paper Pencil on paper Collection of the Archive of the Russian Academy of Sciences Collection of the Archive of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ARAS) (ARAS) Drawing from the manuscript Album of Cosmic Journeys Drawing from the manuscript Album of Cosmic Journeys Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Facsimile, original 1933 Facsimile, original 1933 Pencil on paper Pencil on paper Collection of the Archive of the Russian Academy of Sciences Collection of the Archive of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ARAS) (ARAS)

Drawing from the manuscript Album of Cosmic Journeys Drawing from the manuscript Album of Cosmic Journeys Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Facsimile, original 1933 Facsimile, original 1933 Pencil on paper Pencil on paper Collection of the Archive of the Russian Academy of Sciences Collection of the Archive of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ARAS) (ARAS) Moon Museum The Golden Record Andy Warhol, Claesldenburg, David Novros, Forrest Myers, Robert Launched by NASA Through Voyager 1 and 2 Rauschenberg, John Chamberlain 1977 Print of the Wafer, original 1969 Print DIGITAL IMAGE © 2017, Courtesy of NASA / JPL - Caltech The Museum of Modern Art/Scala, Florence

Cosmonaut Alexander Polischuk with the Cosmic Dancer on the Mir Space Station Arthur Woods 1993 Fallen Astronaut Video Paul Van Hoeydonck Duration: 6 min 33 sec (loop) 1:1 scale replica, original 1971 Collection of the artist Autographed picture given to the artist by the crew of Apollo 15 Photo: Gennadi Manakov Collection of Paul Van Hoeydonck Photo & video courtesy of Arthur Woods

Spiral Top-II Aurora Oval Takuro Osaka 2011 The Ars Ad Astra Exhibition on the Mir Space Station Video Arthur Woods Duration: 9 min 40 sec (loop) 1995 (Main driving device: 5 x 22 cm, DVD: 9 min. 40 sec. sound) Video Collection of the artist Duration: 7 min 02 sec (loop) Plan: Osaka Takuro / Execution: JAXA Collection of the artist (C) JAXA Photo & video courtesy of the European Space Agency.

Second Pilot Missions of ISS/KIBO Utilisation for Culture/ Humanities and Social Sciences Lunar Habitation Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Foster + Partners Video 2012 Duration: 24 min 33 sec (loop) Video Collection of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Duration: 4 min 49 sec (loop) (c) JAXA/NASA Collection of Foster + Partners, United Kingdom Mars Ice House The Crawler SEArch / Clouds AO 2015 Tom Sachs Video 2003 5 min. 57sec. Foamcore and hot glue, wood and metal frame Collection of the artist Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac Paris/Salzburg Photo: Clouds AO / SEArch Photo: Philippe Servent

Cosmic Chaos Space Investors Jules de Balincourt Cosmic Chaos Jules de Balincourt 2015 2015 Oil on panel Oil on panel Courtesy of Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac Paris/Salzburg Courtesy of Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac Paris/Salzburg Photo: Philippe Servent Photo: Philippe Servent Photo courtesy of Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac Paris/Salzburg Photo courtesy of Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac Paris/Salzburg

‘moon’ score: ISS Commander – Listening to it on Mars, now. Hitoshi Nomura 2009 (photograph), 2013 (score), 2009–2013 (CD) The Afronauts Photograph, score, CD Collection of Mori Art Museum, Tokyo Cristina de Middel Courtesy of the JAXA Space Environment Utilization Center 2012 Photo: Toyonaga Seiji Photographs / Archive Documents Photo courtesy of ARTCOURT Gallery Collection of the artist

A World Without Gravity Kitsou Dubois 2012 Noordung Biomechanics Screen Projection Duration: 17 min 42 sec (loop) Dragan Živadinov, Dunja Zupancic and Miha Tursic Production: Ki productions 1999 Administration: La Magnagnerie, France Screen Projection The company is funded by Ile-de-France Regional Council Duration: 7 min 18 sec (loop) Photo: Loic Parent Filmed by Michael Benson Copyright: Ki productions, France Copyright: Delak, Slovenia