“If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos,” said E. O. Wilson (1929–2021). Peter Kuper’s forthcoming graphic novel about insects drew inspiration from his pandemic visits to the New York Public Library, where a new exhibition explores the artist’s experiences in the library’s entomological archives.
