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Starkitect: The Two Facades of Frank Gehry
Frank Gehry is the Rorschach test of modern architecture. And his latest creation – Fondation Louis Vuitton – is the ultimate inkblot. From Joel Henning’s mash note in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal: A New Art Palace Sets Sail in Paris As you approach Frank … Continue reading
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Tagged Bois de Boulogne, Boulevard Raspail, Bulgari, David Lynch, Dior, Donna Karan, Eiffel Tower, Eisenhower Memorial, Fendi, Fondation Cartier, Fondation Louis Vuitton, Foucault's pendulum, Francis Bacon, Frank Gehry, Frank Lloyd Wright, Gehry's Folly, Givenchy, Grand Palais, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Guillermo Kuitca, Jean Nouvel, Joel Henning, LMVH, Martin Filler, Moet Hennessy, Montgolfier balloon, New York Review of Books, Patti Smith, praeterition, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Spirit of St. Louis, Vija Celmins, Wall Street Journal, Walt Disney Concert Hall
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NYT’s Tom Friedman Is A Dummkopf
New York Times chinstroker Thomas L. Friedman, CEO of the Flat World Society (and bête noire of Crazy Train engineer Matt Taibbi), has a real headscratcher in Sunday’s Times about Michael Sandel’s What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of … Continue reading
Banner Days For European Museums?
From Monday’s New York Times: European museums are reeling from culture shock these days. Long reliant on government subsidies, they avoided the layoffs, salary cuts and ticket increases that struck American museums hard in 2009 when the endowments upon which … Continue reading
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Tagged Bulgari, Chanel No. 5, Doge's Palace, Musée d'Orsay, New York Times, Paris, Venice, Vulgari
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