Tag Archives: Mark Dion

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Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 13, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 13, 2010

Back after a two-week hiatus Art21 blogger Nettrice R. Gaskins takes the Weekly Roundup baton, so to speak.  In this week’s roundup you’ll read about Cindy Sherman wall decals, crying, …

All things to all men

by Ajay Hothi | Jun 25, 2010

All things to all men

by Ajay Hothi | Jun 25, 2010

Over the past ten years, an interesting and forward-looking trend among contemporary art galleries in the United Kingdom  has been the aim to secure a legacy beyond the general functions …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jun 15, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jun 15, 2010

In this week’s roundup you’ll find two island exhibitions, some curiosities of Monaco, a photographer who pushes buttons, and a group of artists who keep it real: Indianapolis Island, a floating …

Open Enrollment

Concentrating on the Social in Portland

by Daniel Ingroff | May 26, 2010

Open Enrollment

Concentrating on the Social in Portland

by Daniel Ingroff | May 26, 2010

As the distinctions between artist, curator, writer and administrator are increasingly less definite, developments in how individuals should be educated follow these new hybrid categories of working. Recently, an intriguing …

On teaching art to scientists

by Liz Sheehan | May 13, 2010

On teaching art to scientists

by Liz Sheehan | May 13, 2010

This July, I’ll be teaching a course I developed on the intersections of contemporary art and science, for Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). My students are advanced high schoolers, attending two-week …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 29, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 29, 2010

A new video installation by Season 1 artist Barbara Kruger is now on view at the Chelsea location of Mary Boone Gallery. The Globe Shrinks (2010) is a multi-channel piece …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Feb 8, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Feb 8, 2010

Greek tragedy, cross dressing, cooking shows, needlework, rowdy teens, storytelling, nighttime walks, and a few mystery plays in this week’s roundup: Virtuoso Illusion: Cross Dressing and the New Media Avant-Garde …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Feb 1, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Feb 1, 2010

In this week’s roundup you’ll read about two anniversary exhibitions, 6,000 shapes upstate, masterworks in the Midwest, some road trip souvenirs, a whole lotta prints, and a sale you won’t …

The Art21 Guide to PERFORMA 09

by Kelly Shindler | Nov 5, 2009

The Art21 Guide to PERFORMA 09

by Kelly Shindler | Nov 5, 2009

If you’re lucky enough to be in New York City during Performa 09 this month, there are a number of events featuring Art21 artists that are not to be missed! …

Flash Points

Flash Points: Art and the Environment

by Rachel Gagnon | Nov 2, 2009

Flash Points

Flash Points: Art and the Environment

by Rachel Gagnon | Nov 2, 2009

Today we launch the next Flash Points topic, Art & the Environment. We first addressed this issue in Season Four’s episode, Ecology, which delved into the work of artists who …

Weekly Roundup

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Sep 21, 2009

Weekly Roundup

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Sep 21, 2009

Proud Flesh is up through October 31 at Gagosian Gallery.  Sally Mann‘s (Season 1) new body of work focuses on a photographic study of her husband, taken over a period …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Wrestling with the Past: A TwCA 2008-2009 Roundup

by Joe Fusaro | Jul 1, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Wrestling with the Past: A TwCA 2008-2009 Roundup

by Joe Fusaro | Jul 1, 2009

It’s been quite a year. Quite an academic year, that is. Between the country voicing a collective NO to four more years of the same Bushed policies and Bernie Madoff …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jun 22, 2009

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jun 22, 2009

Matthew Barney (Season 2) and Elizabeth Peyton have collaborated on a site-specific installation for the Deste Foundation in Hydra, Greece. Blood of Two is on view through September 30 in …

This Week’s Round-Up

by Trong Gia Nguyen | May 4, 2009

This Week’s Round-Up

by Trong Gia Nguyen | May 4, 2009

On April 22nd, the collector Donald Hess opened the world’s first James Turrell Museum in Colomé, Argentina. The 18,084sf space is based on a plan created by Turrell himself, and …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Apr 13, 2009

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Apr 13, 2009

The Miami Art Museum recently acquired Triangle of Need, a video installation by Catherine Sullivan (Season 4). Her piece is on view at the museum through October 11. A full room installation …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

It Takes Two…. or Two Hundred

by Joe Fusaro | Feb 11, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

It Takes Two…. or Two Hundred

by Joe Fusaro | Feb 11, 2009

Recently I saw the Mark Dion segment from Season 4 for the sixth or seventh time. I love the Dion segment. I was sharing the video with teachers in a …

Hunting with Mark Dion

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 28, 2009

Hunting with Mark Dion

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 28, 2009

Concerning Hunting, an exhibition of work by Season 4 artist Mark Dion, opens at Galleria Civica di Modena’s Palazzo Santa Margherita in Modena, Italy on February 1. The traveling exhibition expresses Dion’s interest in …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Rolling Up Our Sleeves

by Joe Fusaro | Jan 21, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Rolling Up Our Sleeves

by Joe Fusaro | Jan 21, 2009

Since this column gets posted on Wednesdays (and believe me, I didn’t arrange it this way), it’s been my pleasure to contribute posts directly after the November 4th election (see …

Art21 Extended Play

Mark Dion | Methodology

by Wesley Miller | Dec 11, 2008

Art21 Extended Play

Mark Dion | Methodology

by Wesley Miller | Dec 11, 2008

EXCLUSIVE: Mark Dion at his Pennsylvania home and studio. Mark Dion’s work examines the ways in which dominant ideologies and public institutions shape our understanding of history, knowledge, and the …

Darwin & Art in Edinburgh

by Hrag Vartanian | Nov 11, 2008

Darwin & Art in Edinburgh

by Hrag Vartanian | Nov 11, 2008

Ellen Gallagher, Watery Ecstatic (2005). Courtesy The Species of Origin The intersection of art and science isn’t commonly discussed in the art world. But one British art school, the Edinburgh …

Mark Dion Wins 2008 Lucelia Award

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Sep 29, 2008

Mark Dion Wins 2008 Lucelia Award

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Sep 29, 2008

  Mark Dion is the 2008 winner of the Smithsonian American Art Museum‘s prestigious Lucelia Artist Award. Given to an artist under fifty who has shown distinguished vision and achieved …

Artists Respond at MCA San Diego

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Aug 27, 2008

Artists Respond at MCA San Diego

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Aug 27, 2008

Human/Nature: Artists Respond to a Changing Planet opened last week at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. The pioneering artist residency and collaborative exhibition project is the first of …

2008 Lucelia Artist Award Nominees Announced

by Nicole J. Caruth | Aug 25, 2008

2008 Lucelia Artist Award Nominees Announced

by Nicole J. Caruth | Aug 25, 2008

The Smithsonian American Art Museum recently announced the nominees for their annual 2008 Lucelia Artist Award. The nominees are: Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla, Mark Dion (both Season 4), Trenton …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Celebrating Four Months…

by Joe Fusaro | Aug 20, 2008

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Celebrating Four Months…

by Joe Fusaro | Aug 20, 2008

Looking back, the Teaching With Contemporary Art column is off to an exciting beginning in our first four months. Since early May, we have had the opportunity to feature writing …

Art21 Extended Play

Mark Dion | “Herbarium Perrine (Marine Algae)”

by Wesley Miller | Aug 7, 2008

Art21 Extended Play

Mark Dion | “Herbarium Perrine (Marine Algae)”

by Wesley Miller | Aug 7, 2008

EXCLUSIVE: Mark Dion with Herbarium Perrine (Marine Algae) (2006) at his Pennsylvania home and studio. Mark Dion’s work examines the ways in which dominant ideologies and public institutions shape our …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Giving Life

by Joe Fusaro | Jun 25, 2008

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Giving Life

by Joe Fusaro | Jun 25, 2008

  As we continue gearing up for summer and prepare for ways to fuel our work as artists and educators I wanted to take the next few columns and point …

Museum

by Arezoo Moseni | Jun 20, 2008

Museum

by Arezoo Moseni | Jun 20, 2008

The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum was established eighteen years ago in Kansas City, Missouri on 18th and Vine Streets, just around the corner from the Paseo YMCA building where the …

Mark Dion in Philly and New York

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Jun 20, 2008

Mark Dion in Philly and New York

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Jun 20, 2008

The curtains go up tonight at Bartram’s Garden on Mark Dion’s Travels of William Bartram – Reconsidered. The exhibition compiles artifacts, drawings, and assorted natural and unnatural objects collected and …

Revolving Revolt: 16th Biennale of Sydney

by Marc Mayer | Jun 18, 2008

Revolving Revolt: 16th Biennale of Sydney

by Marc Mayer | Jun 18, 2008

From June 18 through September 7, the 16th Biennale of Sydney: Revolutions – Forms That Turn presents the work of 180 artists , including 50 newly commissioned projects. The exhibition …

Mark Dion and the Folkestone Triennial

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jun 11, 2008

Mark Dion and the Folkestone Triennial

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jun 11, 2008

The inaugural Folkestone Triennial, titled Tales of Time and Space, will open this Saturday, June 14 with a new work by Season 4 artist Mark Dion. A medium-sized town 66 …

Mark Dion at Mildred’s Lane

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Jun 3, 2008

Mark Dion at Mildred’s Lane

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Jun 3, 2008

Somewhere in rural northern Pennsylvania, fashion designer and artist J. Morgan Puett has been steadily building a home and creating an eccentric future that is lost in the past of …

Art21 Extended Play

Mark Dion | “Neukom Vivarium”

by Wesley Miller | May 22, 2008

Art21 Extended Play

Mark Dion | “Neukom Vivarium”

by Wesley Miller | May 22, 2008

EXCLUSIVE: Mark Dion leads a discussion of his installation Neukom Vivarium (2006) at the Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle. Mark Dion’s work examines the ways in which dominant ideologies and public …

Maya Lin and More at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego

by Nicole J. Caruth | Apr 28, 2008

Maya Lin and More at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego

by Nicole J. Caruth | Apr 28, 2008

Systematic Landscapes, a traveling exhibition of work by Season 1 artist Maya Lin, is on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego through June 30, 2008. The exhibition …

Mark Dion talk at the Ulrich Museum in Wichita

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Mar 5, 2008

Mark Dion talk at the Ulrich Museum in Wichita

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Mar 5, 2008

Tomorrow at 6:00pm, the Ulrich Museum of Art in Wichita, KS (a Season 4 mini-grant partner) presents a talk by Season 4 artist Mark Dion. Dion‚Äôs interest in the natural …

Mark Dion at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery in NYC

by Kelly Shindler | Feb 21, 2008

Mark Dion at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery in NYC

by Kelly Shindler | Feb 21, 2008

On view at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery through March 15 is The Octagon Room, a major installation and sculpture project comprising Season 4 artist Mark Dion‘s new solo presentation at the …

Podcast: Mark Dion lecture in Toronto

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 28, 2008

Podcast: Mark Dion lecture in Toronto

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 28, 2008

Learn more about Season 4 artist Mark Dion in an audiocast of a talk Dion gave the inaugural 2008 Canadian Art International Lecture Series on January 18 at the Royal …