Paris Disneyland (for Colin de Land)
Date2017
MediumColor photogravure
DimensionsUnframed: 8 1/8 x 10 13/16 in. (20.6 x 27.5 cm)
Credit LineCenter for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
Object numberCCS2018.6.8
ClassificationsMultiple
Not on view
DescriptionWorking with artists who were associated with Pat Hearn Gallery and American Fine Arts, Co., CCS Bard and Art+Culture Projects have partnered to present specially commissioned limited editions to support The Conditions of Being Art: Pat Hearn Gallery and American Fine Arts, Co. (1983-2004).Mark Dion's two-color photogravure, Paris Disneyland (for Colin de Land), is based on a drawing that Mark faxed to Colin de Land while installing an exhibition in Paris. It's reported that Colin often referred to the drawing as one of his favorite works by Mark. It's easy to understand why; not only funny, the work is a cruel duel of two representative "greatest hits" of export for both the United States and France: Mickey Mouse and the guillotine.
