An expansive look at the contemporary artists confronting, challenging, and reimagining R. Buckminster Fuller-s techno-utopianism to envision sustainable futures Architect and designer R. Buckminster Fuller-s (1895-1983) concept of -Spaceship Earth,- one of the most powerful metaphors of the twentieth century, imagines our planet as a monumental vehicle sustained by the interdependence of human technologies and natural ecologies. In this book, Eva D- explores that metaphor through the work of contemporary artists from around the world who grapple with Fuller-s project to promote the equitable distribution of global assets through design, and with the technocratic euphoria of his era. Beginning with a focus on Fuller-s iconic geodesic dome design and moving to the extraplanetary implications of his ideas, D- illuminates how artists including John Akomfrah, Mary Mattingly, Trevor Paglen, Jacolby Satterwhite, Hito Steyerl, and many others draw from Fuller-s mode of experimental design res
