Other influences Charles R. Knight has a special place in Rockman's heart, as he almost single-handedly created the genre of reconstructions of extinct ecosystems. Rockman also drew inspiration from Chesley Bonestell's 1950 Collier's magazine illustration Atom Bombing of New York City, which depicts Manhattan amidst destruction and a glowing orange aura of an atomic bomb. See also Climate change art Publications Alexis Rockman: New Mexico Field Drawings. Exhibition catalogue with essay by Lucy R. Lippard. Santa Fe: SITE Santa Fe, 2018. Friis-Hansen, Dana. Alexis Rockman: The Great Lakes Cycle. Exhibition catalogue. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press, 2018. A Natural History of New York City. Exhibition catalogue. New York: Salon 94, 2016. Essay by Jonathan Lethem. Alexis Rockman: East End Field Drawings. Exhibition catalogue. Water Mill, NY: Parrish Art Museum, 2015. Interview by Terrie Sultan. Rush, Michael, ed (2008). The Weight of Air. The Rose Art Museum. . Distel, Matt, ed (2007). Romantic Attachments. Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati. . Big Weather, American Icons. Leo Koenig Inc.. 2006. Fresh Kills. Gary Tatintsian Gallery Inc.. 2005. (in English & Russian) Alexis Rockman. The Monacelli Press. 2004. . Manifest Destiny. Gorney Bravin + Lee / Brooklyn Museum. 2004. . Wonderful World. Camden Arts Centre. 2004. . Mittelbach, Margaret (2005). Carnivorous Nights: On the Trail of the Tasmanian Tiger. Text Publishing. . Rockman's 2004 journeys in Tasmania are recorded in the book Carnivorous Nights, with his accompanying artwork. Ward, Peter (2002). Future Evolution. Henry Holt & Co. . Rockman did the illustrations for the book Future Evolution, by Peter Douglas Ward. Dioramas. Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston. 1997. Dion, Mark; Alexis Rockman (1997). Concrete Jungle: A Pop Media Investigation of Death and Survival in Urban Ecosystems. Juno Books. . Guyana. Twin Palms Publishers. 1996. . Blinderman, Barry, ed. Second Nature. University Galleries of Illinois State University. . Evolution. Sperone Westwater. 1992. Blau, Douglas (1992). Alexis Rockman. Jay Gorney Modern Art, New York and Thomas Solomon's Garage. Decter, Joshua (1991). Alexis Rockman. John Post Lee Gallery. References Further reading Small World: Dioramas in Contemporary Art'' / essays by Toby Kamps and Ralph Rugoff. San Diego, Calif. : Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, 2000. External links Articles about Alexis Rockman. New York Times Alexis Rockman on artnet 1962 births Living people American landscape painters American contemporary painters Evolution in popular culture Painters of ruins American pop artists School of Visual Arts alumni 20th-century American painters