Title Description - At the invitation of the Public Art Fund, Mark Dion created The Urban Wildlife Observation Unit, a small work station in Madison Square Park, in which he conducted research on his surroundings from July 11 - October 31, 2002. A potent mix of serious investigation and gleeful absurdity, his findings appear fully annotated and illustrated in this guide. The European Starling, the House Sparrow and Pigeon are identified as inhabitants as are the Monarch Butterfly, the Norway Rat and the American Cockroach. Photographs and drawings accompany notes on field work and the site's history, and Gregory Volk contributes a critical essay. A list of the lectures that took place at the Observation Unit is included at the back along with a bibliography for further research should you be inspired to take up your own post in the city. 29 June 2009 (printedmatter.org).
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