Mark Dion

(American, born 1961)

Mark Dion is an American Conceptual artist whose practice examines the history of the museum and the presentation of knowledge. Through a rigorous examination and recreation of traditional methods of display, he calls into question the hierarchies of the aesthetics and conventions of historical proof and reason. “I identify with the mission of the museum, where you go to gain knowledge through things,” he has explained. “Museums are time capsules. They embody the values of their time. In the 19th century, the polar bear was presented as a fearful monster with sharp claws. Nowadays as a vulnerable creature that needs to be protected.’’ Dion often uses the artifice of an archaeological or scientific tone in his work to complicate the viewers’ experience of whether to trust or distrust the ideas presented in his work. Born on August 28, 1961 in New Bedford, MA, he went on to study art at the University of Hartford in Connecticut. Dion’s work can be found in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, and the Seattle Art Museum, among others. The artist lives and works in New York, NY.

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Mark Dion Artworks

Mark Dion (112 results)

Marine Trophic Pyramid, 2021

Mark Dion

Marine Trophic Pyramid, 2021

Barakat Contemporary

Price on Request

Ichthyology of Cardinal Virtues , 2020

Mark Dion

Ichthyology of Cardinal Virtues , 2020

Barakat Contemporary

Price on Request

Theatrum Mundi (Cosmological Cabinet), 2018

Mark Dion

Theatrum Mundi (Cosmological Cabinet), 2018

Barakat Contemporary

Price on Request

Blood Coral, 2019

Mark Dion

Blood Coral, 2019

Barakat Contemporary

Price on Request

Brontosaurus, 2016

Mark Dion

Brontosaurus, 2016

Barakat Contemporary

Price on Request

Tree Scheme, 2009

Mark Dion

Tree Scheme, 2009

Graphicstudio/U.S.F.

900 USD

World in a Box, 2015

Mark Dion

World in a Box, 2015

Graphicstudio/U.S.F.

12,000 USD

Herbarium, 2010

Mark Dion

Herbarium, 2010

Graphicstudio/U.S.F.

8,000 USD

Sans titre

Mark Dion

Sale Date: April 22, 2024

Auction Closed

Raiding Neptune's Vault: A Voyage to the..., 1997

Mark Dion

Raiding Neptune's Vault: A Voyage to the..., 1997

Sale Date: December 15, 2023

Auction Closed

Raiding Neptune's Vault: A Voyage to the..., 1997

Mark Dion

Raiding Neptune's Vault: A Voyage to the..., 1997

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

Auction Closed

Construction de la toile, 1997, 1997

Mark Dion

Construction de la toile, 1997, 1997

Sale Date: October 17, 2023

Auction Closed

On the Topic of Hunting, 2015

Mark Dion

On the Topic of Hunting, 2015

Sale Date: September 21, 2023

Auction Closed

Hic Existo Monstrum; Et in Arcadia Ego;..., 2004

Mark Dion

Hic Existo Monstrum; Et in Arcadia Ego;..., 2004

Sale Date: August 14, 2023

Auction Closed

Birds of Antwerp, 1993

Mark Dion

Birds of Antwerp, 1993

Sale Date: June 21, 2023

Auction Closed

The Tar Museum – Skull, 2006

Mark Dion

The Tar Museum – Skull, 2006

Sale Date: June 30, 2023

Auction Closed

American Landscape II (Shooting Gallery), 2001

Mark Dion

American Landscape II (Shooting Gallery), 2001

Sale Date: June 8, 2023

Auction Closed

Adventures in December, 1999

Mark Dion

Adventures in December, 1999

Sale Date: August 17, 2022

Auction Closed

DION, MARK. Fragment of Travel, Exploration, , 2007

Mark Dion

DION, MARK. Fragment of Travel, Exploration, , 2007

Sale Date: February 17, 2022

Auction Closed

Morelet's Crocodile Project for the Belize Zoo, 1989

Mark Dion

Morelet's Crocodile Project for the Belize Zoo, 1989

Sale Date: June 25, 2022

Auction Closed

Treasure Chests, 2000

Mark Dion

Treasure Chests, 2000

Sale Date: June 1, 2022

Auction Closed

Konvolut von 4 Serigrafien, 2014

Mark Dion

Konvolut von 4 Serigrafien, 2014

Sale Date: March 24, 2022

Auction Closed

Shark Barr, 2017

Mark Dion

Shark Barr, 2017

Sale Date: March 24, 2022

Auction Closed

Fragments of Travel, Exploration and Adventure, 2007

Mark Dion

Fragments of Travel, Exploration and Adventure, 2007

Sale Date: February 16, 2022

Auction Closed

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