The Smart Set: February 21-27

In the latest edition: Boozy, Cupcake, Mud, and more! Noted:

SUNDAY, 2.27: I can attest to the fact that the new Tim Hawkinson show at the Whitney is truly a popping, whirring, clicking spectacle of fantasy, wonder, and delight. Best of all, his Signature (1993) installation -- "A machine that signs my name onto a roll of paper, chops it off, and drops it into a pile" -- deftly sums up the lesser glories of the writer's (or touring author's) life. Through May 29. Sunday hours: 11am-6pm, $12.

More on that -- and how I want to get a tattoo of James Lee Byars' The Little Red Angel of Marseilles; a swirly, spherical, glass icon for the new century -- later.