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[You hear the frantic slap of tentacles on struts, the skidding skitter of mandibles against the black marble floor, and the buzz of laser connectors as the various lifeforms rush to finish installing the latest additions to the humans' gallery. "No! Wait! I'm not part of the exhibit!" "Sssssohrreee." *THUD* of dropped protoplasm...]

A glowing translucent emerald sign with no visible support slowly rotates high above in the oxy-breathable air, proclaiming quietly in the 11 major galactic trade languages what is on each facet:

At the center of the Gallery, you see another sign, a tall gleaming gold cylinder a meter in diameter, with letters carved into it at different heights, all showing the same phrase. Moving closer, you notice the deep indentations ripple as they flow sideways from right to left continually around the curve of the sign. It says (in a low but audible voice) "Labors of Art, latest picture installed Jan 6th, 2003, 1 image total". You think to yourself that their translation program needs fine tuning, especially since the chinese characters aren't moving vertically, and most humans read left to right.

Ahead of you and to each side, you have trouble focusing your eyes. There appear to be ripples like air raising off a noontime desert, obscuring any view of the distance or even close by. There are clear spots scattered at random that seem to be entrances or windows of sorts since there are small signs with artists' names next to each one. As you walk from one to the next, noticing that they are closer to each other than they seem, each scene becomes larger and clearer until you start to pedipulate away from each portal. Then each one fades more quickly than you'd expect from the distance you've walked or slithered. Among the views through the portals are:

• Steps leading into a castle, and another set descending to a dungeon... D. Cameron Calkins
• A view of the night sky, unobscured by air. Concentrating on any celestial object brings it into sharp magnified focus... Don Davis
• A swamp in the nighttime, with sounds of splashing pawsteps and rustling plants, made by what rough beasts?... Charles J. Lang
• An elevator door at the base of an enormous metal framework designated Launch Pad 39A... Space art - NASA - still in final countdown to launch
• Wide concrete stairs leading up to the Mount Palomar Observatory dome... Richard Pini
• The edge of a thick forest, with a path leading into it, muted wolf howls in the distance, baying at two moons in the sky... Wendy Pini
• A flat plain with railroad tracks radiating out from a nearby central control center and many large parabola antennas on them. The control center's oak door displays a logo for the Really Really Very Large Array and Weather Center and a platinum nameplate... George Richard
• A swirl of printed pages fluttering before your face. Some are readable, and others are still ghostly... t's the John Schoenherr SF Art Checklist from Paratime Press.
• In the distance you see a city with many styles of architecture, and nearby, the lobby of the closest sweeping edifice... Hannah Shapero
• A house of cards, each the size of a wall panel, showing various farious and nefarious characters that would be at home in a role-playing card game... Cortney Skinner
• The hatch entrance to Holodeck Four, UPF Enterprise. Inside, it's full of stars... Rick Sternbach a spraypainted graffito on the corridor wall reads: One picture installed > "TLI-One"

Conditions and disclaimers: these exhibits are for your viewing pleasure only. All commercial usages and reproduction rights in all existing and future media of these artworks are reserved by the artists. If these rights are infringed, you will be taken to the Hall of Living Statuary and asked to choose the category and position that you will be displayed in until the last stars cool and dim...

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