Artwork Survey: 1990s

Mark Dion

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  1. "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

  2. "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

  3. "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

  4. "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

  5. "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

  6. "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

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

    Collaboration with Bob Braine and Alexis Rockman

    Courtesy Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York

  8. "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

  9. "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

  10. "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

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

    Courtesy Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York

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

    Courtesy Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York

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

    Courtesy Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York

  14. "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

  15. "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