Mark Dion and Alexis Rockman: Journey to Nature’s Underworld Opens July 13

Mark Dion and Alexis Rockman (with Aaron Delehanty, Loud Cow Studio), American Landscape, 2022, mixed-media diorama with taxidermy, found objects, and painted background, 96 inches x 16 feet x 87 inches. Courtesy the artists and American Federation of Arts.

SARATOGA SPRINGS —Journey to Nature’s Underworld, a monumental exhibition surveying 30 years of artist Mark Dion’s and Alexis Rockman’s work, goes on view from July 13, 2024, through January 5, 2025 at the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College.

An opening reception will be held at 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 13. 

Journey to Nature’s Underworld invites visitors on a voyage of discovery into the depths of our threatened natural world through large-scale painted and sculptural works that will occupy the Tang’s two largest galleries. 

Mark Dion and Alexis Rockman have, for decades, been addressing humankind’s strained relationship with the environment and its vast ecological consequences. Although working in different media, Dion and Rockman engage similar approaches and strategies, informed by intensive research and fieldwork, borrowing from scientific methodology and models, and using allegory, dark humor, and references to popular culture. 

In addition to the public reception on Saturday, numerous events will be centered around the exhibition. On Saturday, July 20, the Tang’s annual community open house, Frances Day, will feature tours, music, and artmaking for all ages inspired by the exhibition. 

Admission to the museum is free. For more information, contact the Tang Visitors Services Desk at 518-580-8080 or visit https://tang.skidmore.edu.