The book Staging the Moon: Resource Extraction Beyond Earth by Francelle Cane and Marija Marić, includes essays and fragments of research on lunar and earthly natural resources, legal framing of the notions of lunar soil and the cosmic commons, as well as the infrastructural power of the New Space Age media in legitimising and naturalising mineral extraction.
With the opening week of the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale now passed, there has been much discussion and media coverage of the anticipated international exhibition. It s safe to imply that the high-profile event aims to highlight, unveil, celebrate, and at times, provoke new and further.