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."...
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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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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.
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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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heightened perception is the goal: becoming more aware of how you see, not just what you see.
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Art, not unlike raising children, ... may entail much sacrifice and periods of despair, but, with luck, the effort will produce something that outlives you.
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All writers, all storytellers, are imposing their own narrative on something.
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Art provides us with clues about how to live our own lives more fully... art becomes our entree to the sublime.
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The consolation of art comes in many forms... For some it is making, for others it is having.
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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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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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Art is not just about what's great or expensive or scandalous or famous. It's a mirror we hold up that looks different to everyone who sees it, and whose beauty lies as much in us, and our capacity to dream...
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Art, not unlike raising children... may entail much sacrifice and periods of despair, but, with luck, the effort will produce something that outlives you.
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Under ordinary circumstances, bad art naturally gets sorted out and disappears. That is how history works when it is left alone to do its job.
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Out of routine comes inspiration. That's the idea, anyway. To grasp what's exceptional, you first have to know what's routine.