Art You Can't Get To

In 1958, scientists from Russia left a plastic bust of Vladimir Lenin at the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility, and as of 2007 it was still there. What does it mean? Guest host John Green ponders his fascination with this object and the changing nature of art. Thanks to our Grandmasters of the Arts...

8 min - Art, Music & Design - The Art Assignment

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