Word: doorways
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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This weekend, College Democrats plan to go up to New Hampshire to canvas for the President's renomination. Hopefully, when they stand in the doorway of New Hampshire voters they will offer a more compelling reason to vote for Bill Clinton than the fact that he has his finger in the dike holding back the Republican flood. History has shown that elections are won by the party that shapes the intellectual debate. But Harvard Democrats have been AWOL from any real campus discussion of issues and ideas...
...Connor sits in his Brooklyn office and fields calls from the media. "We made a mistake," he says grimly. "We will try to make sure this never happens again." Looking back, he says, "I should have thrown bombs in the CWA's doorway." The initials themselves infuriate him. At least, he says, "we will say our mea culpa. We're not going to run behind confidentiality laws and not admit we've made a mistake...
...represents a portable American dream, a fantasy on wheels reflecting both the glittery consumer culture and real promise of American aspirations in the 1950s. We know not whether the stars are tumbling downwards or floating upwards; their fanciful arrangement reassures, yet their sharp edges make this fantasy menacing. In "Doorway," Smith shows American aspirations, warts and all--and the artfully clumsy, jerrybuilt support of its metal stars insistently reminds us of their real basis...
Judicious appropriations of other artistic styles are on display here but are always tempered by Smith's unique social background. "Doorway"'s exceptional craftsmanship and balance of elements recalls the ingenious arrangements of Alexander Calder's stabiles (grounded mobiles...
Just as Smith leaves behind the fantasy of primary colors which animates most of Calder's work, he also forsakes the Calderian motif of ingenious effortlessness. Produced in 1960 at the height of post-war economic prosperity, Smith's "Doorway" served notice on Americans that their consumer fantasies of self-fulfillment were only inspiring when left unsatisfied...