I better stay virtuous. In this show, cleanliness is next to artfulness. He endlessly washes windows on a Mies der Rohe family house. He makes me want to call the traces of dirt in other artists window dressing. Next time I want him suspended from the Seagram building.
Charm lies everywhere.
Michael Jao intends to meditate on the physicality of the world and the strangeness of representation. Instead, he manages to convert the human anatomy into a comfort zone. One medical model becomes a Buddha, another a puppy dog. The original's mix of rawness and plastic fakery supplied far more anxiety. Had I seen this work twenty-five years ago, I might yet have followed my grandmother's advice and become a doctor.