Merlin Carpenter.

The article comments on the opening of a painting exhibition featuring the works of Merlin Carpenter in New York City. It informs the gallery Reena Spaulings was set up like a cocktail party with blank white canvases lining the wall. Carpenter, who walked in two hours late, is stated to have written graffiti on the blank canvases. It reflects that Carpenter's show resurfaced the old argument regarding what is more important, the objects or the performance.