If architecture is privelegded in needing the past then for modern arch. the greatest of the past qualities order + measure are found in the machine these are admirable qualities law and order - but anarchitecture is a search for qualities beyound the...

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Gordon Matta-Clark (artist)

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Date:

1970-1978

Form:
textual records

Quantity / Object type:
1 card(s)

Technique and media:

Black ballpoint pen

Dimensions:

card: 7,6 x 12,7 cm (3 x 5 in.)

Reference number:

PHCON2002:0016:001:031.5

Document Type:

card (information artifact)

Inscription:

IF ARCHITECTURE IS PRIVELEGED IN NEEDING THE PAST THEN [IT IS] FOR MODERN ARCH. THE GREATEST OF THE PAST QUALITIES ORDER + MEASURE ARE FOUND IN THE MACHINE THESE ARE ADMIRABLE QUALITIES OF LAW AND ORDER - BUT ANARCHITECTURE IS A SEARCH FOR QUALITIES BEYOND THE RULE. A CLOSE AWARENESS OF ALL THE SENSES WITH LITTLE FAITH IN THE IMPORTANCE/EFFICENCY ARMY OF PROBLEM SOLVING - PROBLEMS SOLVED - NON PROBLEMS

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture /
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Don de la succession Gordon Matta-Clark /
Gift of Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark

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