Mark Dion

American | 1961

Mark Dion is an American Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1961. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York have featured Mark Dion's work in the past.Mark Dion's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 30 USD to 24,215 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2004 the record price for this artist at auction is 24,215 USD for Monument to the birds of Guam, sold at Pierre Bergé & Associates Paris in 2019. Mark Dion has been featured in articles for ArtDependence Magazine, Wallpaper and e-flux. The most recent article is Hirshhorn Acquires 175 Artworks, Expanding the Full Breadth of Modern and Contemporary Art in Its 50th Year written for ArtDaily in January 2025.

At Auction

Notable Lots

BABEL

By Mark Dion

+20%

above mid-estimate

Mess Conference

By Mark Dion

-6%

below mid-estimate

2 works; Insignia for the South Florida Wildlife Rescue Unit; Monument for the Birds of Puffin - Mark Dion

2 works; Insignia for the South Florida Wildlife Rescue Unit; Monument for the Birds of Puffin ,2006

By Mark Dion

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Recent Auction Results

300 Million Years in Flight ,2012

By Mark Dion

-81%

below mid-estimate

Heritage Auctions, Dallas

Raiding Neptune's Vault: A Voyage to the Bottom of the Canals and Lagoon of Venice, - Mark Dion

Raiding Neptune's Vault: A Voyage to the Bottom of the Canals and Lagoon of Venice, ,1997

By Mark Dion

-60%

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Clars Auction Gallery

Birds of Antwerp ,1993

By Mark Dion

-48%

below mid-estimate

Rago Arts and Auction Center

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Current Exhibitions

Splinters of Angst Derelict

Hua International, Beijing

Beijing | China

Feb 14,2025 - Apr 12,2025

Touch Nature

Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz

Linz | Austria

Jan 24,2025 - May 18,2025

Mark Dion & Alexis Rockman: Journey to Nature’s Underworld

Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami

Coral Gables | Miami | Florida | USA

Feb 13,2025 - Jul 19,2025

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Articles

The “End” of PST ART

MutualArt 14/02/2025

The Getty-sponsored PST ART series explored art and science intersections, featuring ecological and historical exhibitions, with key shows extending beyond the official end date

Hirshhorn Acquires 175 Artworks, Expanding the Full Breadth of Modern and Contemporary Art in Its 50th Year

ArtDaily 30/01/2025

The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden has announced the acquisition of 175 artworks by more than 60 modern and contemporary artists...

Los Angeles Art Exhibitions: The Best Shows to See in February 2025

Wallpaper 29/01/2025

Read our pick of the best Los Angeles art exhibitions to see this month, from Mr.’s neo-pop aesthetics at Perrotin to Frieze LA at Santa Monica Airport.

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Coverage

“ ..Dion is a New York and Pennsylvania-based visual artist known for his “cabinets of curiosities” that incorporate found objects into site-specific installations... ”
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The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center

“ ..Surveillance, extortion, reputation damage, economic boycott, death threats and other means are symbolized in the contents of Dion's bags... ”
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Galerie Georg Kargl

“ ..Inherent contradictions aside, Dion is interested in hunting in terms of the sensitivity of the hunter and the profound knowledge he has of nature... ”
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Galleria Civica di Modena (FMAV)

“ ..That said, Dion’s work is essentially to do with the understanding of the complex concepts of nature and society that lie behind the various ways of approaching them... ”
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Galleria Civica di Modena (FMAV)

“ ..Dion’s work examines the ways in which dominant ideologies and public institutions shape our understanding of history, knowledge, and the natural world... ”
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Portland Institute for Contemporary Art