Artist Mark Dion's Deep Dive Into The Tar Pits
What blows this celebrated artist's mind? Microscopic ice age plants and rat poop
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Conceptual artist Mark Dion loves to integrate science into his installations, such as his famous Neukom Vivarium. Alongside La Brea Tar Pits Assistant Curator Regan Dunn, he takes us on a fascinating, microscopic look at fossilized plants in the Tar Pits collection.
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For more about Mark Dion, click here.