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The house has to serve comfort. The work of art is revolutionary; the house is conservative.

~Adolf Loos

Topics: Art Comfort Conservative House Revolutionary Serve Work

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The work of art shows people new directions and thinks of the future. The house thinks of the present.

~Adolf Loos

Topics: Art Directions Future House New People Present Shows Thinks Work

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Does it follow that the house has nothing in common with art and is architecture not to be included in the arts? Only a very small part of architecture belongs to art: the tomb and the monument. Everything else that fulfils a function is to be excluded from the domain of art.

~Adolf Loos

Topics: Architecture Art Arts Belongs Common Does Domain Else Everything Everything Else Excluded Follow Function House Included Monument Nothing Only Part Small Small Part Tomb Very

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Man loves everything that satisfies his comfort. He hates everything that wants to draw him out of his acquired and secured position and that disturbs him. Thus he loves the house and hates art.

~Adolf Loos

Topics: Acquired Art Comfort Draw Everything Hates He Him His House Loves Man Out Position Satisfies Secured Thus Wants

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The house has to please everyone, contrary to the work of art which does not. The work is a private matter for the artist. The house is not.

~Adolf Loos

Topics: Art Artist Contrary Does Everyone House Matter Please Please Everyone Private Which Work

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The work of art is brought into the world without there being a need for it. The house satisfies a requirement. The work of art is responsible to none; the house is responsible to everyone. The work of art wants to draw people out of their state of comfort.

~Adolf Loos

Topics: Art Being Brought Comfort Draw Everyone House Need None Out People Requirement Responsible Satisfies State Wants Without Work World

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I take leave of Prome and her towering god, Shwa Lan-dau, at whose base I have been laboring with the kindest intentions for the last three months and a half. Too firmly founded art thou to be overthrown at present; but the children of those who now plaster thee with gold will yet pull thee down, nor leave one brick upon another.

~Adoniram Judson

Topics: Another Art Base Been Brick Children Down Firmly Founded God Gold Half Her Intentions Last Leave Months Nor Now Plaster Present Pull Take Thee Those Thou Three Too Who Whose Will

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The art editor in charge of the covers at the 'New Yorker' is Francoise Mouly. She's very familiar with the eccentricities and personalities of cartoonists, so working with her is very easy.

~Adrian Tomine

Topics: Art Cartoonists Charge Covers Easy Editor Familiar Her New New Yorker Personalities She Very Working Yorker

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We love high-end art, but when you're looking at high-end art in music, a lot of the time, it's appreciated academically, but you can't feel it as much.

~Adrian Younge

Topics: Academically Appreciated Art Feel High-End Looking Lot Love Much Music Time You

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I love the song 'Picasso Baby,' and I think the performance art piece was brilliant. I love that fact that Jay Z is continuing to raise the bar on hip hop.

~Adrian Younge

Topics: Art Baby Bar Brilliant Continuing Fact Hip Hip Hop Hop Jay Love Performance Performance Art Picasso Piece Raise Song Think I Think I Love

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