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MARK DION at the ROM
| Status: | The first session of this program has begun. Registration not available. |
The work of the American artist Mark Dion blurs the boundaries of art, science and natural history. Playing off the human impulse to classify and order phenomena, he frequently creates arrangements of found objects or juxtaposes imagery of fantastical flora and fauna with the syntax of the natural-history museum. Dion became well known internationally for his 1999-2000 project "Tate Thames Dig", for which he and a team of assistants combed the banks of the River Thames for detritus, then cleaned, classified and exhibited the results in a vast interactive display at the Tate Britain. He was invited by the Museum of Modern Art to create "Rescue Archaeology", an installation that went on view as part of the MOMA's November 2004 reopening, and in the summer of 2007 mounted a major exhibition at London's Natural History Museum. In this talk he will speak about his practice over the past decade. | |
| Location: | Royal Ontario Museum, Level 1B Signy and Cleophee Eaton Theatre |
| Cost: | $10.00 per person at the LOBLAWS South entrance doors, includes admission to the Museum.Tickets available on a first-come, first-served basis, beginning at 5pm day of lecture. ROM Members may pick up tickets from 10:00 am on day of lecture. |
Contact Information: |
Tel.: 416-586-5524 E-mail: icc@rom.on.ca |
| Date/Time: | Sessions (1): |
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| Sponsor(s): | Presented in collaboration with the Canadian Art Foundation International Lecture Series |
| Related Links: | www.canadianart.ca |
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