“Concluding centuries of speculation about extraterrestrial intelligence, conceptual artist Jonathon Keats has discovered that a radio signal detected by the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico contains artwork broadcast from deep space. Initially dismissed by researchers as meaningless, the transmission — which originated between the constellations Aries and Pisces thousands of years ago — is now claimed to be the most significant addition to the artistic canon since the Mona Lisa, or even the Venus of Willendorf.

Painstakingly decoded and transferred onto canvas by Keats, the artwork will be unveiled to the public at the Magnes on July 30, 2006. ‘This is the ultimate outsider art,’ notes Keats. ‘Historically our culture has ignored extraterrestrial artistic expression. Exhibited at the Magnes, the art becomes accessible to everyone.'” (ReVisions)