To be a kid again or always.

18.2 tons for that massive piece of plastic? Fantastic. Ideas of childhood, birth, and I am pretty sure there is a bit about of growing up in Charles Ray's recent exhibition just closing at Matthew Marks on 22nd St. He has made three pieces which appear to have this content: really heavy things made to look light; children controlling objects of feminine desire; and delicate things represented as delicate. Thank you Charles for giving us a few moments to reflect on our own past, what the Volkswagen Beetle means for the feminization of the contemporary automobile, and why many of us choose to not eat chicken.