Speculative Taxidermy

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Aloi, Giovanni, author.
Title: Speculative taxidermy : natural history, animal surfaces,
and art in the anthropocene / Giovanni Aloi.
Description: New York : Columbia University Press, 2018. |
Series: Critical life studies | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017038409 | ISBN 9780231180719 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
ISBN 9780231180702 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Dead animals in art. | Human-animal relationships in art. |
Art, Modern—21st century—Themes, motives. | Taxidermy—Social aspects.
Classification: LCC N7660 .A57 2018 | DDC 709.05—dc
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/

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Nandipha Mntambo, Titfunti emkhatsini wetfu (The Shadows Between Us),

2013 (partial view, left). Cow hide, resin. Photo by Jean-Baptiste Beranger.

Courtesy Andréhn-Schiptjenko, Stockholm.

The cover design is based on a concept provided by the author.