http://www.quodlibetica.com/taxidermy-and-extinction-considering-the-work-of-mark-dion/ Writing. Arts. Criticism. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:50:47 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.quodlibetica.com/taxidermy-and-extinction-considering-the-work-of-mark-dion/comment-page-1/#comment-385 Taxidermy centerpeices | Haymanproducts Tue, 31 May 2011 01:04:07 +0000 http://www.quodlibetica.com/?p=920#comment-385 [...] Taxidermy and Extinction: Considering the Work of Mark Dion |Unlike traditional taxidermy that aims to present idealized examples of species in a moment of poised stillness, the animals here do not look alive at all. Mark Dion’s rats are definitely dead, not idealized. They appear like common criminals, disposed of through tarring, lynching, and public humiliation. [...] [...] Taxidermy and Extinction: Considering the Work of Mark Dion |Unlike traditional taxidermy that aims to present idealized examples of species in a moment of poised stillness, the animals here do not look alive at all. Mark Dion’s rats are definitely dead, not idealized. They appear like common criminals, disposed of through tarring, lynching, and public humiliation. [...]

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