On the Exhibition of a Museum Collection Object

Artist Mark Dion (American, born 1961)

Titles

Museum Culture

Date2020

MediumScreenprint

DimensionsSheet: 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)

Credit LinePurchased through the John Petersen Acquisition Fund with additional Funding from the Dean of Arts and Sciences.

CultureAmerican

MarkingsLeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies stamp on verso

PortfolioMuseum Culture

Object numberPC2021.07.03

ClassificationsPrint Collection

DescriptionTwo scientific-looking sketches of beetles in black represent different outcomes of an object's display in a museum: one a "Magical Experience," and the other a "Hackneyed Travesty." The legs of the beetles are labeled in red and blue text with different adjectives that cause those experiences.

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