The subtitle of "Daniel Libeskind: Architecture for the Angel of History," the current exhibition at the Goethe-Institut, refers to "Angelus Novus," an etching by Paul Klee. Or rather, it invokes a famed interpretation of the image by German philosopher and critic Walter Benjamin. He described Klee's angel as being propelled into the future by a storm, which "is what we call progress."
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Susan Parrish
Manager, Knowledge Communities
The American Institute of Architects
Washington DC
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