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Im often called an old-fashioned modernist. But the modernists had

Im often called an old-fashioned modernist. But the modernists had the absurd idea that architecture could heal the world. Thats impossible. And today nobody expects architects to have these grand visions any more. – Thom Mayne

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So at a time in which the media give the public everything it wants and desires, maybe art should adopt a much more aggressive attitude towards the public. I myself am very much inclined to take this position. – Thom Mayne

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The huge problem in our society is the enormous ignorance of the ideas that underlie modern art. – Thom Mayne

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