A Graphic Cosmogony: Illustrators Imagine the Origin of the Universe

From the lyrical to the ludicrous, uncommon takes on how our world came to be. Humanity’s history of mapping the cosmos is as long as our margin of error in explaining the universe is wide. We have been wrong about so much so often and so staunchly stubborn in admitting our errors. But we have also produced works of immeasurable beauty in giving form to our awe, however rooted in illusion, and continue to dwell in awe as we struggle to reconcile conflicting explanations and pursue the truth of our origins. In A Graphic Cosmogony (public library), twenty-four ...