He said it gave him a slight start to look up from what he was doing and directly into the eyes of Marilyn Monroe.
Two larger-than-life sized faces of Marilyn Monroe, by Andy Warhol, rest at eye level above the buffet men's urinals at Wynn Las Vegas hotel and casino. Unsigned, they are presumably copies. The one has Miss Monroe's teeth a regular white, the other has her teeth smudged red (lipstick?).
Copies, presumably--but the other week Steve Wynn poked an elbow through a Picasso of his valued at $139 000 000, or thereabouts. And the two Marilyns are locked in brass frames into the urinal walls, making them thief-proof. Again, presumably. And Andy Warhol did so many Marilyns anyway.
A bizarre place for Marilyn's head to come to rest, nonetheless.
And as he said, gave him a start to look up, her eyes meeting his.
Ins and Outs on the Ups and Downs that include some Notes on the Cut, Thrust and Parry that is part of the Great Game--Sexual Politics. And encompassing too Single Men and Women and the Pleasures of Youth.
