Any appliance with an electrical cord — at least almost any appliance — can be
plugged in, from laptop computer to
electric razor to TV to minifridge to minimicrowave.
Antin's portrait of Molly Barnes, a then - recent California transplant, now a dealer and author writing a book about her one - time lover Willem de Kooning, consists of a faded pink bathroom rug, sprinkled with baby powder, and an old
electric razor,
plugged in and buzzing during gallery hours.