stefano arienti at lehmann maupin

Stefano Arienti, Library, 2007, 300 bushels of wheat and 99 altered books,dimensions variable.Currently on view at Lehmann Maupin's new location on the Lower East Side is a reinstallation of Stefano Arienti's 2007 commissioned piece, Library. The cautionary sign on the gallery's outer door regarding wheat allergies drew me right in. Once inside, I didn't know which to explore first: the new