Let us now praise famous men: at once stubbornly physical and highly conceptual, Rachel Harrison's sculptures evoke ancient hero memorials and today's celebrity culture.("If I Did It" at Greene Naftali Gallery) From: Art in America | Date: June 1, 2007| Author: Boucher, Brian | COPYRIGHT 2007 Brant Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Ferrying me downstairs from Greene Naftali Gallery recently, the elevator man asked whether I liked the Rachel Harrison show there, telling me he just didn't get it. He wasn't alone. I hated to confess a similar feeling of bewilderment--one that abated only slowly, though it later gave way to intoxication.

The 10 mixed-medium sculptures and 57 photographs (all 2006 or 2007) that constituted "If I Did It" demonstrated a bristling intellect. The works employ the artist's c...