Michael Kimmelman
Michael Kimmelman
Michael Kimmelman is an American author, critic, columnist and pianist. He is the architecture critic for The New York Times and has written on issues of public housing, public space, infrastructure, community development and social responsibility. In March, 2014, he was awarded the Brendan Gill Prize for his "insightful candor and continuous scrutiny of New York's architectural environment" that is "journalism at its finest."...
aware becoming perception
heightened perception is the goal: becoming more aware of how you see, not just what you see.
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It seems to me extremely dubious to be constructing buildings based on drawings by Wright as if these are actually Wright's works.
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Wright was notoriously ingenious about changing his designs in the process, and these drawings cannot be said to represent anything but one stage in the concept of a design by Wright. So while it's an interesting exercise, it also comes perilously close to kitsch, and even to misrepresenting Wright's genius.
freedom war artist
The paradox of the culture wars is that they have made celebrities out of some artists who would otherwise vanish. Censorship has become a growth industry. This may be the best argument, in the end, for unfettered freedom of expression.
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Everything, even the most ordinary daily affair, is enriched by the lessons that can be gleaned from art...
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Drawing used to be a civilized thing to do, like reading and writing. It was taught in elementary schools. It was democratic. It was a boon to happiness.
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All writers, all storytellers, are imposing their own narrative on something.