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Shaq’s in the paint

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Published online 3 Mar 10

Legendary basketball star Shaquille O’Neal has scored a slam-dunk in the art world with his self-curated, self-referential exhibition “Size DOES Matter”, now at the Flag Art Foundation on West 25th Street. The Cleveland Cavaliers giant loomed large at a special viewing on Tuesday night of his selection of (comparatively) vertically challenged works. At the smaller end of the scale was Willard Wigan’s effigy of the big baller in the eye of a needle—viewable only under a microscope. Larger than life for most of us was the full-length pop portrait of the man mountain specially commissioned from his favourite artist, Peter Max (above with Shaq). When asked whether he’d thought of an artistic nickname, O’Neal said: “How about Shaqasso?” For more Armory week gossip, see our daily edition: www.theartnewspaper.com/fairs

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