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Tag Archives: modernism
Clown World Watch: Notre Dame Edition
Blowhard, Esq. writes: What did I say.
Posted in Architecture, Philosophy and Religion, Politics and Economics
Tagged modernism, Norman Foster, Notre Dame, postmodernism
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Advance to Barbarism, A Continuing Series
Blowhard, Esq. writes: As soon as I heard about the fire at Notre Dame, I said to friends that two things would happen: 1) this would kick off a decade of political wrangling over what to do about the damaged structure, … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Politics and Economics
Tagged modernism, Notre Dame, Paul Schrader, postmodernism, progressives
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The Emperor Has White Paint
Blowhard, Esq. writes: A few months ago, when I was at the Whitney museum, I was confronted by this masterpiece: But maybe there’s something really deep going on in this work that I just don’t understand. Do you find this … Continue reading
Movie Still Du Jour
Blowhard, Esq. writes: A woman inspects some travel posters in Jacques Tati’s PLAYTIME (1967). Click on the image to enlarge.
“Citizen Jane: Battle for the City” (2016)
Blowhard, Esq. writes: As the full title implies, director Matt Tyrnauer‘s documentary profile of writer and urban theorist Jane Jacobs frames her story in terms of confrontation. In this corner we have politician Robert Moses, the power broker of post-World … Continue reading
Architecture Du Jour
Blowhard, Esq. writes: Modernism: Making every place the same place for over a century.
Posted in Architecture
Tagged glass boxes, Globalization, modernism, postmodernism, the powers that be
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