I stopped by the Whitney to check out the Biennial for a few minutes (I'm going to go back next week and linger, but it's right by my office so I popped in). It was very, very crowded with a line halfway down the street on pay-as-you-wish night. I breezed through it, but the things that stick out in my mind are the installation by assume astro vivid focus and some terrific photos combining classical portraiture with modern realism. There's a lot of good drawing in the show and it seems like an intriguing mix of young art now, although some of it was really absolute crap. The best part is that plastic surgery/art victim Orlan was in the check-out line in front of me at the museum shop. She is striking, to say the least, and has dyed her hair half black and half white to go with her new look, which includes cheek implants in her forehead. It was nice to see her up close, because she sports shimmer shadow on said cheek implants. It's a nice touch.
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