Renaissance Italy had nothing on present-day Noo Yawk when it comes to

artistic achievement. Not only do we have Christo’s shower-curtain

construction in Central Park to wonder at; here is a report from America’s

Newspaper of Record on “conceptual artist” Emily Katrencik: “whose ongoing

project consists of gnawing through a wall in the apartment of Louky

Keijsers, owner of the LMAKprojects gallery in Chelsea.

“Katrencik does this by eating through 1.956 inches a day. The project

started on New Year’s Day, and the hole in the wall is now big enough that

she can stick her head through it.”

Roll over, Michelangelo.