Codex Genome

Codex Genome is a series of work begun in 1996 as a visual representation of how the body writes itself through its genetic material. Concentrating on the chromosome as a cultural icon, this work portrays science as part of an ongoing contemporary manuscript.

Collection: Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art and the Spencer Collection, New York Public Library

Classification
Printmaking, Works on Paper

Medium
Silkscreen and pigment on frosted mylar

Dimensions
24” x 36”

Photo Credit
Photo by Raul Valverde

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