An Unmonumental Grimace
Barry Schwabsky : The Short of It
Taking stock of the new New Museum.
2007
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Tilted Ash
A retrospective exhibition of Martin Puryear's sculptures reinvents MoMA's signature atrium space as a site for spiritual longing.
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Art Matters
Michael Rakowitz talks about his art, the possibility of public space and the Iraq War.
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Colossus of Baghdad
As conditions worsen inside Baghdad's embattled Green Zone, construction continues on a grandiose US Embassy complex that mirrors Bush Administration delusions of a reordered Middle East. Take a virtual tour.
2006
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Jane Jacobs's Genius
Roberta Brandes Gratz & Stephen A. Goldsmith : Urban Issues
A tribute to Jane Jacobs's extraordinary vision of urban life and her passionate care for people and places.
2005
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25 Questions About the Murder of New Orleans
Mike Davis & Anthony Fontenot : Racism & Discrimination
New Orleans did not die an accidental death--it was murdered by deliberate design and planned neglect. Here are twenty-five urgent questions from the people who live in a city submerged in anger and frustration.
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Mute Point
Arthur C. Danto : Monuments & Memorials
The undulating monoliths in architect Peter Eisenman's Holocaust memorial in Berlin are more banal than beautiful--which suits Eisenman fine.
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Visionaries Wanted
Nicholas von Hoffman : Housing Activism
New homes for those displaced by Hurricane Katrina need not be the penitentiary-style public housing we've come to dread. Bring in architects who know how to create human-scale dwellings for the poor.
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Collective Memory and the Holocaust
Ross Benjamin : Judaism & Jews
An interview with Peter Eisenman, architect of Berlin's new Holocaust memorial.
2003
This week: A look at the advocacy group MoveOn.org at 10. Plus: Controversy in Africa over the indictment of the Sudanese President; Amy Alexander and Chris Rabb on the challenges facing minority journalists in their transition to the web; and The Nation's new sex column. (13mb mp3)
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