In some ways Lawler is a conceptual Diane Arbus. She's a stalker who t…

Jerry Saltz
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In some ways Lawler is a conceptual Diane Arbus. She's a stalker who takes advantage of situations. She pulls back curtains, causing normal things to look freakish and the freakish to turn mundane.
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