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...cultural terms, Chinese revolutionary zeal is often remembered more for what it destroyed - temples, monuments, reputations, lives - than for what it created. But "Art and China's Revolution," an exhibition at the Asia Society in New York City until Jan. 11, presents a fascinating look at an artistic development that came into being between the establishment of the People's Republic in 1949 and its economic liberalization in 1978 - namely, the new visual aesthetic of socialist realism with Chinese characteristics...
...have zeal? Yes. I don't pretend I don't. If you're not zealous, you shouldn't have the job. Now, sometimes zealous becomes a code word for overzealous, and I don't want to be overzealous. I hope I'm not." - On his enthusiasm for the job (Washington Post, February...
...thing I hope I point out in my book is what a passionate enjoyer of visual beauty Le Corbusier was. He was the type of man who bemoaned the idea that people no longer walked up stairs two at a time. That was how he was, with such a zeal for life. That intensity is felt in his architecture, and his intoxication with beauty is his most important quality...
...brief appearances. Critics have even suggested that each character in the story represents a different aspect of Drew’s psyche. We: A disciple of Harvard. Drew transfers the Herculean tasks of sacrifice and reinvention onto this mythic figure. We devotes himself to his master with fanatical zeal. ENDOWMENT: A powerful man paranoid about loosing influence. Fixated on his size and ability to outperform. Open to psychological readings. Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Financial Hardship as Environmental Calamity: Drew’s narrative appeals to the heart and senses as well as the mind. With an “economic...
...partisan political wilderness, has reinvigorated Americans’ interest and engagement in the electoral process and especially inspired the once-lukewarm faith of the youth. And, like many converts, these youth—especially at Harvard—have expressed their new-found creed with an excess of zeal...