The Perilous Texas Adventures of Mark Dion - the exhibition catalogue from Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth available to buy at Museum Bookstore

The Perilous Texas Adventures of Mark Dion

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A handsome volume recording the artist’s travels through the Lone Star State

Renowned artist Mark Dion (b. 1961) has a deep passion for history and the natural world. His installations mine the materials of the past to level an institutional critique in the present. Evoking the grand expeditionary journals of the 19th century, this singular volume records Dion’s latest work, produced through his crisscrossing of Texas and exploration of the Lone Star State.

Dion retraces the travels of four artists and naturalists—John James Audubon, Sarah Ann Lillie Hardinge, Frederick Law Olmsted, and Charles Wright—who journeyed to the region over a century ago. Dion’s travel companions include preservationists, ranchers, botanists, a poet, a tarot card reader, and fellow artists who offer accompanying texts, while lavish illustrations feature the objects Dion made or collected during his travels alongside historical artworks and botanical specimens. The result is a stunning document of the American West, past and present.

 Details
  • Authors: Mark Dion and Margaret C. Adler is curator at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas.
  • Hardcover: 168 pages | 175 colour illustrations
  • Date published: January 2020
  • Language: English
  • ISBN: 978-0300246193
  • Product Dimensions: 28.8 x 24.3 cm

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