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Artist Jim Cogswell's Cosmogonic Tattoos is an ambitious work of contemporary art created for the windows of the University of Michigan Museum of Art and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. based entirely on objects found in the two collections. Accompanied by essays and reaction from scholars and museum professionals. 60 illus, many colour.

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Table of Contents


Introduction

Guna Nadarajan

Terry Wilfong

Kathryn Huss



Artist Statement

Jim Cogswell



Mind over Matter: Jim Cogswell's Speculative Mythology

MaryAnn Wilkinson



Jim Cogswell's Tattoo Esperanto

Claire Zimmerman



Panic and Play at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

Terry Wilfong



Cosmogonic Technologies

Karl Daubman



Enchanted Mott

Daniel Herwitz



Museum Objects: A Conversation with Jim Cogswell

Raymond Silverman



The Installtion in Context



University of Michigan Museum of Art



Kelsey Museum of Archaeology



Selection of Source Artifacts



Biography


Cosmogonic Tattoos Kelsey Museum Publications

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      Publisher: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 18/10/2017
      ISBN13: 9780990662372, 978-0990662372
      ISBN10: 990662373

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Artist Jim Cogswell's Cosmogonic Tattoos is an ambitious work of contemporary art created for the windows of the University of Michigan Museum of Art and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. based entirely on objects found in the two collections. Accompanied by essays and reaction from scholars and museum professionals. 60 illus, many colour.

      Trade Review




      Table of Contents


      Introduction

      Guna Nadarajan

      Terry Wilfong

      Kathryn Huss



      Artist Statement

      Jim Cogswell



      Mind over Matter: Jim Cogswell's Speculative Mythology

      MaryAnn Wilkinson



      Jim Cogswell's Tattoo Esperanto

      Claire Zimmerman



      Panic and Play at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

      Terry Wilfong



      Cosmogonic Technologies

      Karl Daubman



      Enchanted Mott

      Daniel Herwitz



      Museum Objects: A Conversation with Jim Cogswell

      Raymond Silverman



      The Installtion in Context



      University of Michigan Museum of Art



      Kelsey Museum of Archaeology



      Selection of Source Artifacts



      Biography


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