VENUS, a video encounter with the Anatomical Venus, an 18th century wax figure in Vienna Melissa has been fascinated with for years, will premiere in the group exhibition OBJECTS OF DEVOTION AND DESIRE, opening Thursday January 27, 5:30-7:30, the Bertha & Karl Leubsdorf Art Gallery, 68th street and Lexington Ave. The show is curated by Hunter Professor Cynthia Hahn and Hnter and Graduate Center MFA and Phd students.