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This reminds me of a debate we're having in Sweden presently around architecture. Most contemporary architects seem to prefer buildings as big concrete blocks w
by Steer 5y ago
This reminds me of a debate we're having in Sweden presently around architecture. Most contemporary architects seem to prefer buildings as big concrete blocks while most "common folk" would prefer something... less modern? A perfect example is the new art museum which you can see here https://www.svd.se/liljevalchs-tillbyggnad--ett-bankvalv-for-konst https://www.svd.se/liljevalchs-tillbyggnad--ett-bankvalv-for.... I personally find it revolting, but am I then the person without taste?
- blacktriangle 5y agoIt's not you, it's them. That building is revolting.
- nuclearnice3 5y agoI looked up the architect, Gert Wingårdh. Wikipedia reports his father owned the local cement factory.
- keiferski 5y agoI think much of contemporary art and architecture is stuck in a monocultural loop. There is no input from aesthetically-educated people that are outside the academy or architecture/art industry. It is extremely anti-diverse, especially compared to previous centuries where you had the entire swath of society working on a structure. Hence you’ll get things like that building. And no I wouldn’t say you have no taste. Most aestheticians throughout (global) history would likely dislike that building. It’s only a recent phenomenon that such styles became so prevalent, largely out of ignorance or rejection of previous things.
- kyleee 5y agoHere's a direct link to the image: https://svd.vgc.no/v2/images/f5f90c1d-319d-475b-8988-15ca80c8487c?fit=crop&format=auto&h=551&q=80&upscale=true&w=980&s=3b977a684b00860cc0c7ccaf61cda578056bf8a1 https://svd.vgc.no/v2/images/f5f90c1d-319d-475b-8988-15ca80c... Since the modern web is terrible, I was confronted with a pop-up dialog in Swedish (I assume) which prevented seeing the image