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VIDEO: WHY BOGGS? WHY NOW?The latest addition to the Newman Numismatic Portal is a video of my recent talk on money artist J.S.G. Boggs. Project Coordinator Len Augsburger provided the following report. -Editor Wayne Homren Speaks on J. S. G. Boggs Our E-Sylum editor Wayne Homren presented on April 3 at Washington University in St. Louis on the performance artist J. S. G. Boggs (1955-2017). Boggs was well known for exchanging obvious imitations of paper money for goods and services. His work was equally pursued by collectors and law enforcement, which remained perpetually vexed in its effort to convict an artist who never represented his work as legal tender. Wayne’s talk was held in conjunction with the current numismatic exhibit at Washington University, Coins Across Time: Ancient to American Numismatics. This exhibit, in the Newman Tower portion of Olin Library, runs through July 7. 
In my talk I discuss the origin and arc of Boggs' career, and why he's still relevant today. As much a philosopher as an artist, Boggs was decades ahead of his time with thoughts on paper money design, the coming of electronic money, and the nature of money itself. -Editor
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