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Begun in 1997 and revised in 2013, this mixed-media assemblage is actually an elaborately bound artist’s book featuring detailed war drawings, a theme that Kim Jones has explored since childhood. These map-like compositions record imaginary armed conflicts, often set in cities. The drawings’ diagrammatic motifs represent the progression of battling forces, yet their game-like character contradicts the horrific reality of modern warfare. Eccentric and mysterious, Jones’ book was designed to challenge the viewer’s imagination, and encourage us to rely on personal associations and individual interpretation to create meaning.