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Modernist Quotes

I'm often called an old-fashioned modernist. But the modernists had the absurd idea that architecture could heal the world. That's impossible. And today nobody expects architects to have these grand visions any more. Thom Mayne
If modernist naturalism were true, there would be no objective truth outside of science. In that case right and wrong would be a matter of cultural preference, or political power, and the power already available to modernists ideologies would be overwhelming. Phillip E. Johnson
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "The pure modernist is merely a snob; he cannot bear to be a..."
The pure modernist is merely a snob; he cannot bear to be a month behind the fashion. Gilbert K. Chesterton
It is incomprehensible to me that any thinker can calmly call himself a modernist; he might as well call himself a Thursdayite. Gilbert K. Chesterton
In one sense, (Duchamp's) “The Large Glass” is a glimpse into Hell; a peculiarly modernist Hell of repetition and loneliness. Robert Hughes
After modernism, things changed. Indeed, modernism sometimes seems to me like an equivalent of the Fall. Remember, the first thing Adam and Eve did when they ate the fruit was to discover that they had no clothes on. They were embarrassed. Embarrassment was the first consequence of the Fall. And embarrassment was the first literary consequence of this modernist discovery of the surface. "Am I telling a story? Oh my God, this is terrible. I must stop telling a story and focus on the minute... Philip Pullman
Great art speaks a language which every intelligent person can understand. The people who call themselves modernists today speak a different language. Marshall McLuhan
Martin Freeman quote: "I love that pre-mod jazz look of the late Fifties, the Steve..."
I love that pre-mod jazz look of the late Fifties, the Steve McQueen style that influenced the British modernists. Martin Freeman
I want an ending that's satisfying. I'm more of a classical writer than a modernist one in that I want the ending to be coherent and feel like an ending. I don't like when it just seems to putter out. I mean, life is chaotic enough. Jeffrey Eugenides
John Corigliano quote: "The French Revolution is the ultimate modernist statement...."
The French Revolution is the ultimate modernist statement. Destroy everything. Don't build on the past. There is no past. John Corigliano
I see myself as a true modernist. Even when I do a traditional gown, I give it a modern twist. I go to the past for research. I need to know what came before so I can break the rules. Vera Wang
Without this spirit, Modernist architecture cannot fully exist. Since there is often a mismatch between the logic and the spirit of Modernism, I use architecture to reconcile the two. Tadao Ando
Kathy Acker quote: "I question: do we really understand the differences between..."
I question: do we really understand the differences between modernist and postmodernist? Kathy Acker

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