Main entry:

Dion, Mark, 1961- artist.

Title & Author:

Theatre of the natural world / Mark Dion ; editor, Iwona Blazwick.

Publication:

London : Whitechapel Gallery, 2018.
©2018

Description:

243 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 27 cm

Notes:
Published to accompany the exhibition Mark Dion: Theatre of the Natural World held at Whitechapel Gallery, London, 14th February-13th May 2018.
Published to accompany the exhibition 'Mark Dion: Theatre of the Natural World' held at Whitechapel Gallery, London, February 14 - May 13, 2018.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-239).
Introduction / Iwona Blazwick -- Mise-en-scène / Iwona Blazwick and Mark Dion in conversation -- Library for the birds of London : Mark Dion and the Libraries of London / Candy Stobbs -- Hunting blinds : opening the blinds / Ben Luke -- The naturalist's study : seeking the naturalist / Chelsea Kinchin-Smith -- Bureau of the Centre for the Study of Surrealism and its legacy : natural curiosities and Objets Trouvés / Marion Endt-Jones -- Tate Thames dig : drawing an algorithm in the sand / Gilda Williams -- The wonder workshop - Mark Dion : future histories / Magnus af Petersens -- Mark Dion : on co-existence / Petra Lange-Berndt -- The English pupil / Andrea Barrett.

Summary:

Since the late 1980s Mark Dion (b. 1961, Massachusetts) has been delving into the tropes and research methods of scientists, explorers, museum curators and archaeologists. He has created a body of work that playfully presents art as scientific enquiry or field work, questioning how knowledge is gathered, classified and displayed. Five installations will be displayed at Whitechapel Gallery, incorporating diverse subjects such as hunting blinds, heraldic banners and an extraordinary array of objects drawn from the mudbanks of the Thames, Manchester flea markets and American curiosity shops. The show will also include a brand new commission comprising of a library-cum-aviary, complete with 22 live finches. Beautifully designed with allusions to Victorian tomes, guidebooks and Dion's own artistic style, the catalogue also features new essays by Gilda Williams and Petra Lange-Berndt, an interview between the artist and Iwona Blazwick and an anthology of writings selected by Dion himself.
"The American artist Mark Dion (b. 1961) makes enthralling installations of flora and fauna and of the material cultures of science and display. They echo Renaissance cabinets of curiosity, nineteenth century dioramas and, with their unsettling inclusion of everyday detritus, the absurdist displays of the Surrealists. Yet they are urgently contemporary, foregrounding the complex and increasingly hazardous relation of humanity with other species and ecosystems. This fully-illustrated book spans over 30 years of work through six environments. Each encompasses sculpture, drawing, print and photography and is also the stage for an absent protagonist. Marion Endt-Jones, Ben Luke, Chelsea Kinchin-Smith, Magnus af Petersens, Candy Stobbs and Gilda Williams unravel the clues, historical narratives and contemporary symbolism imbedded in each work, alongside a conversation between Iwona Blazwick and Mark Dion, an overview of his practice by Petra Lange-Berndt and a beautiful short story by Andrea Barrett." --publisher's description, lower cover

ISBN:

9780854882632 (hardback)
0854882634 (hardback)

Subject:

Dion, Mark, 1961- Exhibitions.
Dion, Mark, 1961- Interviews.
Dion, Mark, 1961- Criticism and interpretation.
Dion, Mark, 1961- Themes, motives.
Dion, Mark, 1961- Expositions.
Dion, Mark, 1961-
Art and science 20th century Exhibitions.
Art and science 21st century Exhibitions.
Conceptual art United States 20th century Exhibitions.
Conceptual art United States 21st century Exhibitions.
Installations (Art) 21st century Exhibitions.
Art, Modern 20th century Exhibitions.
Art, Modern 21st century Exhibitions.
Art et sciences 20e siècle Expositions.
Art et sciences 21e siècle Expositions.
Art conceptuel États-Unis 20e siècle Expositions.
Art conceptuel États-Unis 21e siècle Expositions.
Installations (Art) 21e siècle Expositions.
Art 20e siècle Expositions.
Art 21e siècle Expositions.
Themes, motives.
Installations (Art)
Conceptual art.
Art, Modern.
Art and science.
United States.

Form/genre:

Essay
Interview
Exhibition catalogs.
exhibition catalogs.
interviews.
illustrated books.
Interviews.
Illustrated works.
Essays.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Catalogues d'exposition.
Essais.
Ouvrages illustrés.

Added entries:

Blazwick, Iwona, editor.
Blazwick, Iwona editor.
Whitechapel Art Gallery, publisher, issuing body, host institution.
Whitechapel Art Gallery host institution, issuing body.
United Kingdom England London.

Theater of the natural world
Mark Dion : theatre of the natural world

Holdings:

Location: Library main 300715
Call No.: BIB 246934
Status: Available