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« Crimson plagiarism, redux? | Main | Castro speaks » Monday, October 30, 2006An invitation to bookwormsThree years ago this month, I had the privilege of writing a profile of Rosamond Purcell for the Globe Magazine. I say "privilege," because I've been an admirer of her art photography and writing for years. (As I mention in the profile, the first book of hers I stumbled upon was Suspended Animation, a 1995 collection of her photos of preserved body parts. She has also collaborated on three books with Harvard's Stephen Jay Gould.) Purcell is not merely the "doyenne of decaying objects," as her friend and coauthor Ricky Jay has called her, she's a radical taxonomist, a gadfly on the flank of the natural history museums where she shoots so many of her photos. I mention her now because she will appear at Victoria Munroe's gallery tonight, from 4-7 p.m., to sign copies of her new book, Bookworm, a collaboration with Sven Birkerts.
The gallery is at 179 Newbury Street. Not to be missed! Posted by Joshua Glenn at 02:10 PM
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