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)

Notes towards a field guide of the birds of..., 1998

Mark Dion

Notes towards a field guide of the birds of..., 1998

Sale Date: November 7, 2010

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Conquistadors of the New World (The mammals), 1991

Mark Dion

Conquistadors of the New World (The mammals), 1991

Sale Date: September 14, 2010

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Hommage a Jean-Henri Fabre, experiments with , 1997

Mark Dion

Hommage a Jean-Henri Fabre, experiments with , 1997

Sale Date: September 14, 2010

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Department of Paleontology - Fossil..., 2001

Mark Dion

Department of Paleontology - Fossil..., 2001

Sale Date: November 15, 2009

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A tale of two seas, 1996

Mark Dion

A tale of two seas, 1996

Sale Date: November 29, 2007

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Meerjungfrau, 2001

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Meerjungfrau, 2001

Sale Date: October 26, 2007

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Meerjungfrau, 2001

Mark Dion

Meerjungfrau, 2001

Sale Date: October 26, 2007

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Untitled, 1989

Mark Dion

Untitled, 1989

Sale Date: December 2, 2006

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Galgenvogel, 2000

Mark Dion

Galgenvogel, 2000

Sale Date: May 6, 2006

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The great hunter at home, 1993

Mark Dion

The great hunter at home, 1993

Sale Date: April 26, 2006

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Sans titre (2 works), 1996

Mark Dion

Sans titre (2 works), 1996

Sale Date: April 26, 2006

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R-Selected species project - The birds (+..., 1991

Mark Dion

R-Selected species project - The birds (+..., 1991

Sale Date: June 6, 2005

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Coke, hamburger with fries

Mark Dion

Coke, hamburger with fries

Sale Date: June 30, 2004

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Massachusetts botanical survey, 1994–1994

Mark Dion

Massachusetts botanical survey, 1994–1994

Sale Date: June 27, 2001

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Taxonomy of non-endangered species, 1990–1990

Mark Dion

Taxonomy of non-endangered species, 1990–1990

Sale Date: May 20, 1999

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Marsupilami (extinction), 1990

Mark Dion

Marsupilami (extinction), 1990

Sale Date: December 10, 1995

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