"For us, the idea of having a work that has contradictions is very important—when, in affirming something, it includes itself and attacks itself. How can you put together all of these things that have nothing to do with each other? You use glue! Glue can be an idea, a word. You can use an ideological glue."
"Aviary (Library for the Birds of Massachusetts)" (2005)
"Aviary (Library for the Birds of Massachusetts)," 2005
Tree and found objects, dimensions variable Installation view: MASS MoCA, North Adams, Massachusetts
Courtesy Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York
Tree and found objects, dimensions variable Installation view: MASS MoCA, North Adams, Massachusetts
Courtesy Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York
"I’m very interested in surrounding myself with the stuff that inspires me. I’m an artist who gets a lot from things, and in that way I’m very much a sculptor. I really love the world of stuff. I know a lot of artists who prefer to have very Spartan lives. Their inspiration is very much in their heads. They like clean, white, empty New York kinds of spaces. But I really like the surprising juxtapositions when you put things together on the bookshelf and when you start to collect things."
- Mark Dion
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