Mark Dion (Phaidon Contemporary Artist Series) Toys

Mark Dion (Phaidon Contemporary Artist Series) ToysMark Dion (b. 1961) is an American artist who, in making his art, metamorphoses into explorer, biochemist, detective and archaeologist. In his gallery installations around Europe and America since the 1980s, Dion has constructed the laboratories, experiments and museum caches of the great historical naturalists following in their footsteps in his own adventurous, eco inspired journeys to the tropics. His research and magical collections are presented

children under the age of 12

with milk-chocolate paws and a nuzzly nougat face

The perfect pad for a wide range of media

the book also sheds light on his prolific practice of drawing

Great for inking

Smudge Monkey has such scrummy fur

as if it were necessary to understand

31 x 9 inches

Fade-proof

Suggested ages: 5 and up

mixed media art

electro-plated with non-tarnishing silver