Image courtesy of Gehry Parterners, LLP, 2012
and weaknesses. Innovation was no stranger to him, from tanks,
to highways, to integrated schools.
Intellectually and artistically, simple or innovative materials
combined with great talent may result in great art: think Alexander
Lieberman���s huge sculptures formed by commercial building
components (regrettably he is not around to weigh in). Or, even
in the realm of products, Dunhill���s post-war highly collectible
austerity lighters, made from simple metal with plastic bodies but
ingeniously etched and painted within (smoking long discredited,
but they have become highly desirable works of art). Ironically,
Gehry���s proposal would probably have benefited from a massive
central sculptural object, a focal point incorporating elements
found in the original plastic sculpture, Alex Lieberman���s work,
the details carved within the interior of the Dunhill artifacts and
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