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COLOR PlATE A Fig. I. Daniel L. Collins, U-2, mixed mediawith closed-circuit video, 16 ftlong, 1990. (above) The image of the notorious spy plane from the 1950s is created in the monitor by the superimpomtionofvarious ~s~ed model parts. (right) Detail of monitor. (photo: Craig Smith. Courtesy of PhoenixArt Museum.) Fig. 2. (left) Rhonda Roland Shearer, Ouws und Ordnung#3, bronze and mirror, red patina, 32 x 251f2 x 32 in, 1990. An octahedron made of mirror is inscribed in a bronze icosahedron. This piece is part of the series Ambiguous Figures. Fig. 3. (below left) Ben Britton, the floor and ceiling of the cave in Lascaux; installation, 1991-1992. In Lascaux; virtual-reality cave paintings appear to come to life. Fig. 4. (below) Paul Hartal, Andromeda Mask,oil on canvas, 18 x 24 in, 1990. Inspired by a radio telescope color-coded image of the M31 galaxy, this painting is a composite metaphor of scientific, mythological, allegorical and artistic elements. In the lower section of the picture, colors indicate approachingvelocities. In the upper section, hues express variations of recession in the dynamically evolving universe. COLOR PLATE B Fig. 1. Alex Nicoloff and Martha Nicoloff, OnePass Encounters, still from videotape, 2 min, 1990. This videotape is one of a collection of improvisations involving the spectral color of the sun supplemented by the electronic music of San Francisco BayArea composers. Fig. 2. (right) Mit Mitropoulos, Line a/the Horizon, fax-networking project, 1988. This image of Iipsticked mouth imprints was sent from network headquarters in Thessaloniki, Greece, to the supertanker Fortuneship L in the Persian Gulfwar zone. At the reception end, the image must have appeared as a range of fax-mediated greys. Fig. 3. (below) Eda L. Easton, Unicyclist, direct-modeled and painted cement, fiberglass, steel, wood, 6 ft 4 in x 3 ft 5 in x 14 ft, 1986. The inner peace of this acrobat contrasts with the activity he is undertaking. Fig. 4. (below right) Nancy Paterson, Bicycle TV,interactive videodisc installation, 1991. Bymounting and pedaling a stationary bicycle, the participant activates video of winding, country roads, displayed on a large colour monitor that faces the rid~r. ...