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Perhaps an ever bigger question than the direction in which the VAC will grow is the question of how much the artist, as opposed to the person taking creative courses for the sake of improving his understanding of visual experiences, will be encouraged. Here, statements by people involved with the Center have not been altogether consistent...
Sekler, on the other hand, suggests that one aspect of the program will be "creative activity" for its own sake. In his statement on the Program of Visual Studies, he writes: "Naturally the same search for quality applies in visual studies that prevails in scholarly and scientific fields throughout the University. On their highest levels these studies may reach the domain of art, but it seems a wise humility not to set out on a program that is restricted to the highest possible achievement only. Instead creative activity will be encouraged in the manipulation of forms to an end without...
...keeps up with their products anyway, and visits the plants to inspect them; he rarely buys anything big at such fairs. A Mannesmann executive calls the Hanover Fair "superfluous," and a Demag executive says: "If this isn't stopped, fairs will degenerate into public relations for its own sake...
...defend their currencies. He was tough in insisting on fiscal discipline, cutting off help to such nations as Turkey and Brazil when they refused to cooperate. His reputation as a conservative enabled him sometimes to espouse unorthodox measures without being accused of seeking change simply for its own sake. Jacobsson always mistrusted liberal economists, even when he found himself agreeing with them. He once said: "I'm a bit afraid of any economist who has not seen the inside of a central bank...
True, the Jerome Robbins version managed to suggest how great a play Mother Courage is. But for history's sake let it be said that the production was poor...