Mr. Wilson's Cabinet Of Wonder: Pronged Ants, Horned Humans, Mice on Toast, and Other Marvels of Jurassic Technology
Writing with great style and humor, Weschler guides the readers through the Museum of Jurassic Technology and through the mind of its curator, David Wilson, a man of unusual imagination who mounts exhibits such as spore-inhaling ants, bats deploying ultraviolet frequencies, peach-pit carvings,...
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Writing with great style and humor, Weschler guides the readers through the Museum of Jurassic Technology and through the mind of its curator, David Wilson, a man of unusual imagination who mounts exhibits such as spore-inhaling ants, bats deploying ultraviolet frequencies, peach-pit carvings, and other exhibits that seem the manifest definition of bizarre. Illustrations.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780679439981 (0679439986)
ASIN: 679439986
Publish date: October 10th 1995
Publisher: Pantheon
Pages no: 163
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Humor,
Writing,
Essays,
History,
Science,
Technology,
Natural History,
Journalism,
Art,
Art History
Somewhere between a Sotheby's catalog and a bizarre issue of McSweeney's, Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder is . . . well, a cabinet of wonder. If Devo, They Might Be Giants, and Talking Heads all ate way too much turkey, then had a collective dream set in a museum, this is the book they'd write. It's...
Ebook, read via Open Library here.From the book jacket:"A nondescript storefront operation in Los Angeles, California, the Museum of Jurassic Technology actually exists - that may be the only thing about it that is for certain. The creation of David Wilson, a man of prodigiously unusual imagination,...
So, you’re waiting at a bus stop in Culver City when you notice an odd little shop (just, you know, stuck in among the zinnias?) and mosey on in. You could be forgiven if you thought for a moment that you might have dropped into a story from the White Hart or one of Joseph Jorkens’ club yarns. But...
A very interesting read. I half thought the whole place was a hoax until I was able to go there myself. Still it felt a little cheap going there because I had read the book. I just ended up viewing the whole experience in a detached kind of way. Anyway, I recommend the book.
An original and interesting book about museums and the sense of wonder; how are things presented by authoritative collections, what do we want to gather together, what did and still does blow minds? Short (100 small pages) and written with a real talent for fun. Wechsler keeps coming up with memorab...
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