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Lawrence Weschler, Boggs: A Comedy of Values (University of Chicago Press, 1999) The artist James Stephen George Boggs draws his own currency and then tries to "spend" it. Art collectors may prefer these "Boggs bills" to the real thing, but not so most retail merchants. Boggs, a self-styled cultural revolutionary, has been arrested for his art; both the social and legal disapprobation he faces seem necessary for the depth of his art to be recognized. In fact, Boggs has committed himself to going an entire year without the use of conventional money, and has developed a network of willing aiders and abettors. Weschler investigates. The result is a lively, quirky meditation on the value of currency and workmanship. "A reading experience," it has been said, "of rather good value." MORE: University of Chicago Press website Excerpts from the book Amazon |
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