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...dean of First Lady literature (seven volumes and counting), is coming out with a new book, The Kennedy White House: Family Life and Pictures, 1961-1963 (Simon & Schuster; 304 pages; $32), a collection of photographs that will center on Jackie, who, as the crowds that visited the recent exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum show, has assumed goddess stature. Jackie's White House years are also the subject of Barbara Leaming's new biography, Mrs. Kennedy: The Missing History of the Kennedy Years (Free Press; 368 pages; $25), which draws on personal letters, Secret Service records and other recently declassified documents...
Much of Udé’s exhibit centers around the self portrait, as Udé, a Nigerian transvestite who describes himself as being educated by the night club scene of the 1980s, splashes his elaborately made-up face across mock-ups of movie posters and covers of famous magazines. The utilization of such staples of modern pop culture forces the observer to perceive the publications as independent works of art, modified by Ud?...
...central focus of the exhibit as one enters is two oblong glass cases in the middle of the room. The case on the left houses five immaculately folded Oxford shirts, their collars bedecked with brightly hued neckties, just as one might see in any ubiquitous department store. The case on the right displays five pairs of women’s dress shoes, again, arranged as if for sale. These accoutrements may seem mundane at first glance, but upon closer inspection, one finds that lewd text from erotic personal ads has been superimposed over the designer labels...
...text of the messages is presumably intended to personify the piece of clothing as an extension of the owner, concealing taboo desires within acceptable trappings of modern society. Like the rest of Udé’s exhibit, this series directly questions one’s sense of normality. Although the graphic descriptions in the ads may cause some viewers discomfort or occasion disapproval, these “special order” shirts and shoes still pose questions about the way one should perceive the world...
Udé manages to unnerve his audience through the graphic nature of this series. “Beyond Decorum” may not be the exhibit for everyone. It is highly pornographic and very open to interpretation by the audience. Whether you believe that Udé is a serious artist whose work merits praise for the risks it takes, or you see him as a sex-obsessed, club-hopping narcissist, “Beyond Decorum” is certainly an exhibit worth seeing. If nothing else, the next time your boss reprimands you for photocopying your rear end, you?...