Those dueling Greek painters return in a new guise , as Mario Merz , in the Zeuxis role , covers a glass table with an array of fresh vegetables and fruit , changed daily by a New York caterer ( Spiral Table , 1982 ) , while Christo , playing Parrhasios , conceals the familiar Cezannesque shapes--wine bottle , vase , etc.--under a drapery of canvas ( Package on a Table , 1961 ) .
Mario Merz was a French painter .