He has filled Luxembourg & Dayan's tony townhouse with installations based loosely on his just - published book, A New Novel (H. Aschehoug, $ 35), a trippy narrative that follows an unflagging artist («B») through gay
clubs, prostitution and the art world (which he especially detests), along the way documenting his insatiable appetite for drugs, steroid - enhanced muscles and sex, often of the
sadomasochistic variety.