In matters pertaining to the visual arts I defer absolutely to the sharp eye and fluid pen of my colleague Peter Schjeldahl, but I can't help taking brief note of an important, startling, and subtly trangressive art installation that is currently on view in the middle of Times Square. It is called What the Hell Are Those Lawn Chairs Doing in the Middle of Times Square, and the artist is a promising neophyte named Mike Bloomberg, aka "His Honor." Bloomberg has already drawn notice for works such as Three Bankrupt Banks on Every Block and Eurotrash Condo Towers Everywhere. If public acclaim continues to mount, he might be able to give up his day job.
