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Daniel Libeskind's architecture considers what 'progress' means

  • 1.  Daniel Libeskind's architecture considers what 'progress' means

    Posted 06-22-2012 06:04 PM

    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."  

    Read the full article from the Washington Post.


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    The American Institute of Architects
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