23 April 2011

Iconoclastic Swoopiness ~ Gehry's Architorture...

Delightful piece in the WSJ by Joe Queenan on An Architect's Blueprint for Overexposure about Frank Gehry and his artrocities, here quoting an anonymous philanthropist and art aficionado...
"Don't get me wrong, I like iconoclastic, swoopy structures that look like bashed-in sardine cans as much as the next guy," says the philanthropist, who wishes to remain nameless for fear of enraging close friends in the art world. "I like Czech dance halls that look like a 747 plowed right into the façade as much as anybody. I bow to no man in my admiration for an architect who can design an art museum that looks like a intergalactic recycling center."
Indeed.

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