On a recent weekend, I attended the Antiques & Art at the Armory Show at the Park Avenue Armory in New York. If you haven’t been to an event at the Armory, it’s worth a trip just to see the building itself. With original interiors by Louis Comfort Tiffany, Stanford White, Herter Brothers and Pottier … Continue reading A Review: Antiques & Art at the Armory
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Losing the Monuments to Architects and Builders
The photographer Ernst Haas criticized the act of copying as an act of losing the self. In art, however, the need for constant revolution in design can lead only to a series of fleeting fashions. If what was done before us is constantly thrown away, there isn’t much hope in our creations having a reach … Continue reading Losing the Monuments to Architects and Builders
Urban Art & Antiques 