Mappa

All the entries are strong with the best being those concentrating on everyday people dealing with commonplace technology like Paul Di Filippo’s 'Wikiworld' and Justina Robson’ 'The Girl Hero’s Mirror Says He’s Not the One' (in Mappa Mundi world) and those bringing the past into the future such as Tony Ballantyne’s 'Aristotle OS' and Ken McLeod’s 'Jesus Christ, Reanimator.'

Fast Forward Fast Approaching Lou Anders 2007

All the entries are strong with the best being those concentrating on everyday people dealing with commonplace technology like Paul Di Filippo’s 'Wikiworld' and Justina Robson’ 'The Girl Hero’s Mirror Says He’s Not the One' (in Mappa Mundi world) and those bringing the past into the future such as Tony Ballantyne’s 'Aristotle OS' and Ken McLeod’s 'Jesus Christ, Reanimator.'

Archive 2007-01-01 Lou Anders 2007

His "Mappa," 1983, sold in 2005 at Phillips de Pury for $352,000; this time, Christie's is pricing it at $1.1 million or more.

An Italian Horse Race in London Kelly Crow 2010

Symbolizing an artist's early vision of today's globalization will be iconic works from Alighiero Boetti's "Mappa" series, which comprise embroidered tapestries of the world with changing colors and borders.

Liz Taylor's Legendary Violet Eyes 2010

The gallery is asking $1.4 million for one of Mr. Boetti's best-known "Mappa" pieces, a 7-foot-wide woven map of the world with national flags in the shapes of countries.

Sales Pick Up at New York Fairs Kelly Crow 2010

Mr. Boetti was one of the world's truly global artists, reflecting "the world's constantly changing patterns," says Francis Outred, European head of Christie's Contemporary Art. At Christie's, a "Mappa" (circa 1989) with dark background is estimated at

Liz Taylor's Legendary Violet Eyes 2010

The gallery is asking $1.4 million for one of Mr. Boetti's best-known "Mappa" pieces, a 7-foot-wide woven map of the world with national flags in the shapes of countries.

Sales Pick Up at New York Fairs Kelly Crow 2010

The gallery is asking $1.4 million for one of Mr. Boetti's best-known "Mappa" pieces, a 7-foot-wide woven map of the world with national flags in the shapes of countries.

Sales Pick Up at New York Fairs Kelly Crow 2010

The gallery is asking $1.4 million for one of Mr. Boetti's best-known "Mappa" pieces, a 7-foot-wide woven map of the world with national flags in the shapes of countries.

Sales Pick Up at New York Fairs Kelly Crow 2010

Map from Mappa, meaning cloth, and chart from charta, meaning parchment.

Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts Girl Scouts of the United States of America 1918