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Erwin Wurm’s Inspection shows one of many awkward situations staged for his 2002–2003 series “How to Be Politically Incorrect.� Wurm, one of 21 contemporary Austrian photographers showing in the Austrian Cultural Forum’s “21 Positions,� up through August 25, created the series in response to beefed-up security and our gradual acceptance of increasingly invasive measures post-9/11. No tweezers on airplanes? Fine. Removing shoes at security checkpoints? Merely annoying. But here’s hoping our pals at La Guardia don’t resort to anything like this. —Rachel Wolff