The rotunda of the Solomon R. Guggenheim museum was quiet.
AWall Street Journalreporter leaned over and whispered one word: Rihanna.
She’d heard from her seatmate who’d heard from a photographer outside.

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Who else could hold upthisroom?
The room was already quiet and then hush.
The sheer fishnet dress fell off her shoulders, the embedded crystals like glittering drops of water.

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Underneath, a pearl-adorned cream satin thong corset and strappy heels also decorated with pearls continued the aquatic theme.
Almost immediately the lights dimmed and the show began.

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