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...city, the other leg—pointing North—reminds you of the fact that this a city in nature, and you get a spectacular view of the Olympic mountains and the Puget Sound.” Marion Weiss, Manfredi’s design partner, expounded on the theme, saying, “The project turned out to be a wonderful acknowledgement of this particular site. We should celebrate two qualities, nature and culture.” Weiss also notes the Olympic Sculpture Park’s unique capability to make art more visible. “When...
Tens of thousands of visitors will stream through 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue this holiday season. Those attending one of the various receptions will be treated to, among other things, chocolate-dipped cookies shaped like White House dogs Barney and Miss Beazley. This year's theme, "Holiday in the National Parks," means models of U.S. landmarks--such as the Statue of Liberty and Mount Rushmore--will deck the halls...
...Ueli Berger in 1972, is crowned by a spiky Serge Mouille wall light and flanked by a 1952 Harry Bertoia Bird lounge chair and ottoman. Downstairs on the second floor, an acid-yellow Marc Newson kitchen and the red molded fascia of a Raymond Lowey sideboard interrupt a general theme of soft whiteness. Though Brunel insists the apartments are "places in which things must be touched, places made for living," some may feel inhibited by what seems like a Who's Who of 20th century design. But don't be. The point of 3 Rooms is to get beyond merely...
...irritated by the regulations, with one male guest shouting, “This is ridiculous—I paid money, now give me a bottle.” But some students bypassed the BAT entirely by showing up on the red carpet already in a state of inebriation. The theme of extravagance was executed forcefully, with the entire surface of the dining hall floor covered two-inches deep in a blanket of bills. The bills themselves featured an image of Benjamin Franklin, ornamented with the words “Make it rain, Pfoho.” An unintended consequence...
...convey this message, Dines did a bit of bombarding herself, presenting a slideshow chock-full of the most vulgar kinds of pornographic images and spitting the word “fuck” several dozen times (this was, no doubt, to show she was no prude). A major theme of the evening: Pornography has invaded our culture to such an extent that even a woman’s behavior is altered by it. Porn causes a woman to feel immense pressure to conform to an unattainable standard of beauty and sex appeal. Dines blames everything from hard-core pornography...