"Tadao Ando's equivalent of what a dog does to a lamppost"
The redesign of Paris' Bourse de Commerce in Paris by architect Tadao Ando is a "complete disaster" of sterile concrete that turns the building into a monument to French colonial violence, says Aaron Betsky.
A billionaire and an architect walked into a bar. "What will you have"" the bartender asked. "Something to forget the evil origins of capitalism," the billionaire responded. "I need something to make me feel big and important," said the architect. "I have the perfect thing for you," the bartender responded; "A concrete martini. It is round, dry, aseptic, and big enough to make you feel like you own the world." "Make mine a double," the architect responded with enthusiasm. That is how I imagine the origin story of the Pinault Collection's new venue in the Bourse, Paris' former stock exchange. Featuring a concrete ring whose functions, such as they are, appears to be to support two spindly staircases and some air outlets, but whose real nature seems to be architect Tadao Ando's equivalent of what a dog does to a lamppost, it is an example of money trying to transform itself into art and architecture at a gigantic scale.
It is an example of money trying to transform itself into art and architecture at a gigantic scale.
As a display space for a pretty good collection of contemporary art, it more or less succeeds. As an example of contemporary architecture, it is a complete disaster.
The Bourse is ...
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