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    • "Polar Bear and Toucans (From Amazonas to Svalbard),"
      1991
      Stuffed toy polar bear, Sony Sports cassette player, cassette recorded in Venezuela-Amazonas territory, wash tub, tar, crate, and orange electric cord,
      91 × 44 × 29 1/2 inches

      Courtesy Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York

    • "Concrete Jungle (The Birds),"
      1992
      Taxidermic birds, cardboard boxes, tires, toy truck, wash basin, motor oil canister, chair cushion, rolled carpet, linoleum flooring, wooden crates, aluminum cans, newspaper, plastic bags, containers, cups, bottles, other assorted rubbish,
      59 × 165 × 51 inches

      Courtesy Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York

    • "The Department of Marine Animal Identification of the City of New York (Chinatown Division),"
      1992
      Marine animals collected in Chinatown, door, metal cabinet, and blue lab coat,
      dimensions variable

      Courtesy Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York

    • "The Great Munich Bug Hunt,"
      Installation view: K-Raum Daxer, Munich
      1993
      Tree, collecting cabinet, specimens, and lab equipment,
      dimensions variable

      Courtesy Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York

    • "The Great Munich Bug Hunt,"
      Installation view: K-Raum Daxer, Munich
      1993
      Tree, collecting cabinet, specimens, and lab equipment,
      dimensions variable

      Courtesy Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York

    • "The Library for the Birds of Antwerp,"
      dimensions variable
      1993
      Eighteen African finches, tree, ceramic tiles, books, photographs, bird cages, bird traps, chemical containers,rat and snake in liquid, shot gun shells, axe, nets, Audubon prints, bird nests, wax fruit, and assorted objects,
      Installation view: Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst, Antwerp, Belgium

      Courtesy Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York

    • "Concrete Jungle I,"
      1994
      Photograph of mixed media,
      16 × 20 inches

      Collaboration with Bob Braine and Alexis Rockman

      Courtesy Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York

    • "Scala Naturae,"
      1994
      Stepped plinth, artifacts, specimens, taxidermic animals, and bust,
      93 3/4 × 39 3/8 × 117 inches

      Courtesy Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York

    • "Toys 'R' U.S. (When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth),"
      Installation view: American Fine Arts, Co., New York.
      1994
      Children’s bed, desk, chair, bedside table, television, audiotape, dinosaur bedside lamp, toys, cereal, wallpaper, posters, stencils, inflatable Tyrannosaurus Rex, calendar, pennant, bedspread, pillow, slippers, clothing, wastepaper basket, umbrellas, games, plastic figurines, books, framed picture, videos, baseball cap, fan, bulletin board, postcards, pencils and pens, pencil holder, book bag, rug, stuffed animals, cup and straw, and assorted other dinosaur memorabilia,
      dimensions variable

      Courtesy Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York

    • "Life Raft (Zurich),"
      Installation view: Kunsthalle Zurich, Switzerland
      1995
      Tree, leaves, plants, grass, stones, taxidermic animals, wooden bird house with shingles, wooden planks, and barrels,
      138 × 138 × 189 inches.

      Courtesy Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York

    • "Tar and Feathers,"
      1996
      Tree, wooden base, tar, feathers, and various taxidermic animals,
      102 × 40 inches (diameter)

      Courtesy Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York

    • "Tate Thames Dig,"
      Installation at Tate Gallery, London
      1999
      Mixed media
      dimensions variable

      Courtesy Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York

    • "Tate Thames Dig,"
      Installation at Tate Gallery, London
      1999
      Mixed media,
      dimensions variable

      Courtesy Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York

    • "Alexander Wilson- Studio," detail,
      Installation view: Carnegie International 1999/2000, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
      1999
      Wooden structure with taxidermic specimens, sketches, and miscellaneous objects from the Carnegie Museum Collection
      dimensions variable.

      Courtesy Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York

    • "Landfill,"
      1999-2000
      Mixed media,
      71 1/2 × 147 1/2 × 64 inches
      Collection Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego

      Courtesy Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York

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