![]() No one can deny that pictures of Leibovitz's dying parents or her late partner Susan Sontag are heart-rending. ![]() You could take pictures as good as these, said Ariella Budick in Newsday. Not at all museum-worthy, they at times reduce the exhibition to little more than 'œan unconscious exercise in ego gratification.' The more personal works however are shockingly bland. Jim Carrey contorts his rubbery face into a howl. Donald Trump shows off his private jet and brand-new trophy wife. ![]() The witty commercial works capture 'œa heady mix of intimacy and posturing, elaborated, like paintings of saints, by recognizable attributes.' Demi Moore poses pregnant and naked. But they're nearly outnumbered by photographs of the artist's family and other intimate relations. Like Richard Avedon before her, Leibovitz has become famous for photographing famous people, and celebrity portraits are certainly the main attraction at the Brooklyn Museum of Art's exhibition of her recent work. 'œApparently, it is time for Annie Leibovitz's close-up,' said Roberta Smith in The New York Times. ![]()
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