An edition of Grand gestures
(2020)
Grand gestures
by Adam Jasper and Stefan Neuner
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Many political leaders wish to leave a monumental mark on the fabric of a city, but no one wishes to be remembered for a grand gesture. A grand, symbolic project may shape city identity and serve its needs, but a grand gesture is a performance in which the intention fails to line up with the result. Modernity is populated by many grand gestures. If they tend to failure, it is failure of an interesting kind and one characterized by irony. Irony is not merely the inevitable outcome of any grand historical gesture, but appears as a mysterious force, seemingly guiding events to maximize the resulting anti-climax.--amazon.com.
Publish Date
2020
Publisher
GTA Verlag,
E T H Honggerberg Zurich Ausstellungsorganisation des Institutes fur Geschichte und Theorie der Architektur
Language
English
Pages
151
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2020, GTA Verlag, E T H Honggerberg Zurich Ausstellungsorganisation des Institutes fur Geschichte und Theorie der Architektur
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