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Between Voltaire and Poe (2016) Sculpture by Mark Dion

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  • Resin on Wood
  • Dimensions Height 81.9in, Width 57.9in / 150.00 kg
  • Fit for outdoor? No, This artwork can not be displayed outdoor
  • Categories Fantasy
Dion' s evocative cabinets are often manifestations of a battle of ideas between the rational collection of nature (Voltaire) and the irrational collection of the unconscious or extra-natural (Poe). This work embodies numerous concerns and themes in Dion' s work- monsters, travel, the distinction of the artificial and natural, ion of collecting, [...]
Dion' s evocative cabinets are often manifestations of a battle of ideas between the rational collection of nature (Voltaire) and the irrational collection of the unconscious or extra-natural (Poe). This work embodies numerous concerns and themes in Dion' s work- monsters, travel, the distinction of the artificial and natural, ion of collecting, possible alternative taxonomies. For example the juxtaposition of the sculpted dinosaur (a real animal that no human ever actually encountered) with the mythic basilisk (an entirely fictive beast with magical powers), contrasts the transition form the world of nightmares to that of science.

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Né en 1961 à New Bedford, Massachusetts, US Vit et travaille à New York, US Connu pour ses installations complexes inspirées des Wunderkammern comme des laboratoires scientifiques, Mark Dion s'interesse particulièrement [...]
Né en 1961 à New Bedford, Massachusetts, US Vit et travaille à New York, US Connu pour ses installations complexes inspirées des Wunderkammern comme des laboratoires scientifiques, Mark Dion s'interesse particulièrement au rapport que l'homme entretient à la Nature à travers la construction du savoir et des discours scientifiques ayant cours depuis l'Antiquité. Ses projets se parent souvent des atours de l'expédition naturaliste, archéologique, impliquant parfois la figure de l'artiste imitant par la tenue et les gestes l'explorateur, le biochimiste, le détective ou l'archéologue. En résultent des installations que l'on rapproche volontiers des cabinets de curiosité qui se répandent en Europe au XVIe siècle, mais dont les ambitions sont tout autres. Mark Dion imite mais surtout pervertit le goût pour la classification : il emprunte les méthodes, les attributs, le vocabulaire, pour mieux interroger le savoir et le phénomène de sa monstration. L'humour et le caractère volontiers absurde de ses oeuvres révèle bien vite le désir profond de l'artiste de confronter les limites du savoir scientifique à la réalité de la Nature.

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