Bill Bissett : Fires in th Tempul

Watson surveys Bissett's career as a West Coast artist who emerged from the radicalism of the 1960s. Includes poems by Bissett and biographical notes. 61 bibl. ref

[The Collage Show]

The collages of 13 B.C. artists are reproduced, some with texts by the artists. Dikeakos describes the collage process. Includes articles about the exhibition reproduced from other publications

Science and Measurement Requirements for a Plant Physiology and Functional Types Mission: Measuring the Composition, Function and Health of Global Land and Coastal Ocean Ecosystems

This slide presentation reviews the proposed Plant Physiology and Functional Types (PPFT) Mission. The National Academy of Sciences Decadal Survey, placed a critical priority on a Mission to observe distribution and changes in ecosystem functions. The PPFT satellite mission provides the essential measurements needed to assess drivers of change in biodiversity and ecosystem services that affect human welfare. The presentation reviews the science questions that the mission will be designed to answer, the science rationale, the science measurements, the mission concept, the planned instrumentation, the calibration method, and key signal to noise ratios and uniformity requirements

October Show

The authors discuss the specificity of Vancouver as a context for artists and critics. The roles of the Vancouver Art Gallery and the October Show are analysed. Includes notes on video works, curator's and artists' statements