ISBN: 0226893952

[SR: 1192554], Gebundene Ausgabe, [EAN: 9780226893952], UNIV OF CHICAGO PR, UNIV OF CHICAGO PR, Book, [PU: UNIV OF CHICAGO PR], UNIV OF CHICAGO PR, James Stephen George Boggs is not a con… Mehr…

[SR: 1192554], Gebundene Ausgabe, [EAN: 9780226893952], UNIV OF CHICAGO PR, UNIV OF CHICAGO PR, Book, [PU: UNIV OF CHICAGO PR], UNIV OF CHICAGO PR, James Stephen George Boggs is not a con artist, he's a talented artist who deftly renders his own currency and "spends" it. Struck by the value of money, and what paper notes represent, he draws U.S. dollar bills, English pound notes, Swiss francs, and other forms of paper money; then he barters his illustrious artwork in lieu of cash to willing merchants who agree to honor his currency for services and products. In Boggs: A Comedy of Values, Lawrence Weschler, author of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award-winning book Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder, documents Boggs's whimsical antics, offering a quirky and lively meditation on the value of currency and workmanship and a richly informative (albeit brief) social history of money. Boggs does not sell his "money" directly, as Weschler learns, nor does he attempt to pass his drawings off as actual bills. For Boggs, the elaborate transaction of negotiation is a crucial element in his work, and the tangible proof of his success--receipts and proper change--is included in the final product. Of course, treasury departments from around the world are anything but pleased; the second half of the book deals extensively with the artist's court battle with the Bank of England. As Weschler notes, Boggs is not the first to question the value of money through art (Larry Rivers, Pablo Picasso, Timm Ulrichs, Adolf Wölfi, and Jurgen Harten are just some artists who have put currency to the test), but the author finds in Boggs's work an ideal subject for opening a probing inquiry into the economy of money, especially timely at the end of the 20th century as paper currency--which once directly represented precious-metal coins--evolves into "binary sequences of pulses racing between computers." --Kera Bolonik, 3234481, Sozialwissenschaft, 15095930031, Anthropologie, 15095787031, Bibliotheks- & Informationswissenschaft, 15095932031, Genderstudies, 15095934031, Kriminologie, 15095811031, Linguistik, 3118971, Medienwissenschaft, 3138111, Philosophie, 3234701, Soziologie, 541686, Kategorien, 186606, Bücher, 189061, Wirtschaftslehre, 467818, Wirtschaft, 403434, Business & Karriere, 541686, Kategorien, 186606, Bücher, 14630875031, Themen & Konzepte, 14630876031, Frauen in der Kunst, 14630877031, Landschaften & Meer, 14630878031, Menschliche Figur, 14630879031, Pflanzen & Tiere, 14630880031, Portrait, 14630881031, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, 14630882031, Ukiyo-e, 14630872031, Geschichte & Kritik, 548400, Film, Kunst & Kultur, 541686, Kategorien, 186606, Bücher, 60177011, Geschichte & Kritik, 59670011, Kunst & Fotografie, 54071011, Genres, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher, 356084011, Populäre Wirtschaftswissenschaften, 58173011, Business, Karriere & Geld, 54071011, Genres, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher, 69108011, Sozialwissenschaften, 69109011, Anthropologie, 56779011, Archäologie, 69165011, Besondere Gruppen, 69180011, Bibliotheks- & Informationswissenschaften, 69119011, Bräuche & Traditionen, 1321878031, Demographie, 65292011, Diskriminierung & Rassismus, 1321879031, Emigration & Immigration, 69122011, Folklore & Mythologie, 69135011, Forschung, 69123011, Frauen- & Geschlechterforschung, 69129011, Gerontologie, 69178011, Gewalt in der Gesellschaft, 69130011, Humangeographie, 69177011, Kindheitsforschung, 69272011, Linguistik, 69179011, Medienwissenschaften, 1321880031, Methodik, 1321881031, Nachschlagewerke, 69132011, Philanthropie & Wohltätigkeit, 69214011, Philosophie, 69216011, Politikwissenschaften, 64591011, Popkultur, 69133011, Pornographie, 69136011, Sozialarbeit, 69137011, Soziologie, 69176011, Statistik, 69028011, Sachbücher, 54071011, Genres, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher<

1999, ISBN: 0226893952

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[EAN: 9780226893952], [PU: The University of Chicago Press, Chicago], ART GENERAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORICAL MONEY, Art|General, Biography & Autobiography|Artists, Architects, Photographers,… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780226893952], [PU: The University of Chicago Press, Chicago], ART GENERAL BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORICAL MONEY, Art|General, Biography & Autobiography|Artists, Architects, Photographers, Business & Economics|Economics|General, Business & Economics|General, Drama|American, Jacket, Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good+ in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve. Bump to upper board corners. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. xiv, 160 pages James S. G. Boggs is not a criminal counterfeiter, he's a talented artist who masterfully renders his own currency and "spends" it; this is the story of these 'transactions' and their sometimes dramatic legal consequences and along the way the author frames a concise history of money itself.<

ISBN: 9780226893952

When an artist draws currencies and looks for merchants who will accept his artwork in lieu of cash, he regularly lands in trouble with treasury police around the globe. 40 halftones. Med… Mehr…

When an artist draws currencies and looks for merchants who will accept his artwork in lieu of cash, he regularly lands in trouble with treasury police around the globe. 40 halftones. Media > Book, [PU: University of Chicago Press]<