Artist Talk: Mark Dion

On Tuesday, April 26th artist Mark Dion will present his work in a slide lecture in Johnson 304 at 4:45.

Dion conducts large-scale projects in which he questions the role of specialists—from archeologists to ethnologists, from historians to art curators. He questions the classification systems placed on objects by professionals and institutions and invites viewers of his work to be an active audience.

Dion will be in residence at Middlebury as the Cameron Visiting Artist from April 26 through April 29.  He will create an edition of etchings with printer Heimo Wallner and students in Hedya Klein’s Art 315 Intaglio class.

Dion has had major exhibitions at the Miami Art Museum (2006); Museum of Modern Art, New York (2004); Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut (2003); and Tate Gallery, London (1999). “Neukom Vivarium” (2006), a permanent outdoor installation and learning lab for the Olympic Sculpture Park, was commissioned by the Seattle Art Museum. He is featured on the PBS series art21.

http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/dion/

Sponsored by the Studio Art Program and the Cameron Family Arts Enrichment Fund

Alex Jopek '11, Alex Russo '12 and Michele Fechtor '11

Independent Studio Exhibition

April 21 - April 26

Gallery of Contemporary Art

Johnson Memorial Building

Ivan Kureav '11, Emily Reed '11, Natasha Woodworth '11

Exhibition of Senior Independent Work

April 30 - May 4

Gallery of Contemporary Art

Johnson Memorial Buidling

Becky Harper '11, Lingji Hon '11, Ryan Scura '11, Drew Smith '11

Exhibition of Senior Independent Work

Gallery of Contemporary Art

Johnson Memorial Building

May 5 - May 8

Class of 2011 Senior Independent Group Show

An exhibition of work by ART 520 and ART 720 senior independent students in the class of 2011

May 10 - May 22

Johnson Memorial Building