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When Creativity Diminishes Along With the Cash
Switzerland Architecture News - Jul 15, 2010 - 12:09 8950 views
It was hard to get excited three years ago when the Parrish Art Museum unveiled its plan to build a lavish new home in a meadow in Water Mill, part of the town of Southampton, N.Y. The problem was not with the architecture. The design, a villagelike cluster of pavilions by the Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron, was perfectly suited to its pastoral setting. Its interlocking galleries made an engaging statement about the bonds among viewer, artist and the art-making process.
www.nytimes.com/2009/08/12/arts/design/12parrish.html?_r=1