Dion's sculptures and installations are based on the methods of categorization and display found in natural history museums and related sites. He filled this cabinet of curiosities with artifacts from an archaeological excavation in this Museum's Sculpture Garden; the drawings take the form of a page from a natural history textbook, and demonstrate Dion's classificatory and methodological systems.
Gallery label from Wunderkammer: A Century of Curiosities, July 30–November 10, 2008.
We have identified these works in the following photos from our exhibition history.
Projects 82: Mark Dion—Rescue Archaeology, A Project for The Museum of Modern Art
Nov 20, 2004–Apr 18, 2005
Projects 82: Mark Dion—Rescue Archaeology, A Project for The Museum of Modern Art
Nov 20, 2004–Apr 18, 2005
Projects 82: Mark Dion—Rescue Archaeology, A Project for The Museum of Modern Art
Nov 20, 2004–Apr 18, 2005
Wunderkammer: A Century of Curiosities
Jul 30–Nov 10, 2008
10 other works identified
Wunderkammer: A Century of Curiosities
Jul 30–Nov 10, 2008
4 other works identified
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