Mark Dion's Barnes Foundation Installation and Early Works at Tanya Bonakdar and Skarstedt
Mark Dion, known for his archaeological and curatorial interventions, recently created an installation at the Barnes Foundation that reorganized the gallery space and examined the institution's history and founders. Earlier, his work was featured in two concurrent New York exhibitions in 2005–2006: "The Curiosity Shop" at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery (521 West 21st Street, New York, NY 10011, November 19, 2005 – January 14, 2006) and "Toys’R’U.S. (When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth)" at Skarstedt Fine Art (1018 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10021, November 19 – December 21, 2005). "The Curiosity Shop" presented a small, well-constructed house-cum-store structure, continuing Dion's exploration of collecting, display, and natural history. The five-yearly international art festival documenta in Kassel, Germany, has also featured Dion's work.
Key facts
- Mark Dion created an installation at the Barnes Foundation that reorganized the space and examined its history and founders.
- Dion's work was shown at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York, from November 19, 2005 to January 14, 2006.
- The exhibition at Tanya Bonakdar was titled 'The Curiosity Shop' and featured a small house-cum-store structure.
- Dion's work was also shown at Skarstedt Fine Art, New York, from November 19 to December 21, 2005.
- The Skarstedt exhibition was titled 'Toys’R’U.S. (When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth)'.
- The five-yearly international art festival documenta takes place in Kassel, Germany.
- Dion's practice involves archaeological and curatorial interventions.
- The Barnes Foundation installation examined the institution's history and founders.
Entities
Artists
- Mark Dion
Institutions
- Barnes Foundation
- Tanya Bonakdar Gallery
- Skarstedt Fine Art
- documenta
Locations
- New York
- New York, NY
- United States
- Kassel
- Germany
- 521 West 21st Street
- 1018 Madison Avenue