This situation was addressed in a memorable exhibition, "Ways of the River: Arts and Environment of the Niger Delta," at the Fowler Museum of Cultural History in Los Angeles in 2002.
One wishes the previous incarnation of his exhibition, way-too-crowded at LACMA, had the same serene beauty it emanates here at the Whitney.
There is Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, whose elegant furnishings in the exhibition no way convey the exotic elegance of his home, shown in the book.
The coming months will determine whether the bronzes will indeed turn out to be a groundbreaking discovery fitting of a major museum exhibition, the way Leonardo's "Salvator Mundi" was—or whether their authenticity will be questioned yet again.
You realize then that you have been invited not just to dinner but to an exhibition, the way a developer might ask you to a show house, for a little more than the pleasure of your company.
It's heartening to hear that although the artworld's latest prodigy has confidence, two million hits a year to his website and a second exhibition under way, he's still frightened of a good ticking off.
It really was a reality check, which is why I named the exhibition the way I did, because you are testing your belief system.
The tight cohesion one might expect of a group exhibition gives way to a series of works that require completely different mindsets to approach, almost acting as their own individual micro-exhibitions.
With its multiple theaters, the museum can also enhance the exhibition in ways not possible elsewhere.
"Man Walking," like Ms. Brown's other pieces shown at the Whitney on Thursday, was Part 2 of "Off the Wall," an exhibition about ways in which artists have questioned traditional ideas about viewing art.
