Viva the Absurd: ‘What to Wear’ and a Wave of Opera Surrealism By Marketers TalksJanuary 17, 2026Art Michael Gordon and Richard Foreman’s “What to Wear” at BAM is a visually rich, textually odd work — and a hot commodity. Michael Gordon and Richard Foreman’s “What to Wear” at BAM is a visually rich, textually odd work — and a hot commodity.