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Tag Archives: RISD Museum of Art
Gorham silver show @ RISD
Once you are inside RISD’s Moneo monstrosity of an addition (2008) to its Art Museum you find that the interior is almost as tedious, but unlike the exterior it is, on occasion, graced with art so beautiful that you wonder … Continue reading
Posted in Art and design
Tagged Gorham Co., Gorham Silver Exhibit, Providence RI, RISD Museum of Art
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Christo laundry, wacko RISD
The Jewelry District Association, in Providence, reports that Christo is going to cross the Providence River and line India Point Park with laundry, pegged on a giant laundry line. In my book, that crosses an important boundary, as does RISD’s … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art and design, Humor
Tagged April Fool's Day, Christo, Jewelry District, Providence RI, RISD, RISD Museum of Art, Stephen Colbert
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From atop Rubik’s Cube
Here are some shots through the grand windows of the 11th floor meeting room of the old Brown Rudnick law firm, a space now belonging to Brown University, which kindly allowed me up to shoot a shot for my book … Continue reading
Lovely rough-hewn brick
Beauty is not always symmetrical, or smooth or polished. Neither is nature. Some of the most beautiful buildings have a sort of rough-hewn quality, often provided gratis over the years by time and weather. The matter came up yesterday when … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture
Tagged Beauty, Brick, Brutalism, Gary Brewer, Nelson Fitness Center, Old Architecture, Rafael Moneo, RAMSA, RISD Museum of Art
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