THE KING

Sitting at a make-up table, facing a mirror, meticulously, lock after lock, scissors in her hand, Eleanor Antin glues on a fake beard: The King is appearing before our eyes. This is the king of Solanas Beach, one of many characters invented by Antin. From feminine gestures and stereotypes to the archetypal male figure of a bearded king, Antin plays with genders, their attributes and their interrelation. (NF)