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Stripping in Venice

In his provocative film now playing in the Greek pavilion at the Biennale, Lucas Samaras does a striptease for his art-world friends, including Chuck Close and Jasper Johns. Paul Laster takes a peek.

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The centerpiece of his exhibition Paraxena in the Greek Pavilion in Venice, Lucas Samaras' video installation Ecdysiast and Viewers is a curious work of art.

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