The work is a private matter for the artist. The house is not.
ADOLF LOOSHow they lived, what was their religion, their art, their mentality.
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All art is erotic.
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The law courts must appear as a threatening gesture toward secret vice.
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The house thinks of the present.
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The bank must declare: here your money is secure and well looked after by honest people.
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The house satisfies a requirement.
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I have freed mankind from superfluous ornament.
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How they lived, what was their religion, their art, their mentality.
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Be not afraid of being called un-fashionable.
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Man loves everything that satisfies his comfort.
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Thus he loves the house and hates art.
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Otherwise stay with what is traditional, for truth, even if it be hundreds of years old has a stronger inner bond with us than the lie that walks by our side.
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The work of art is responsible to none; the house is responsible to everyone.
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How these people dressed, built their houses,
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Architecture arouses sentiments in man. T
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The house has to please everyone, contrary to the work of art which does not.
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