It was the first work of art. A horizontal stroke: the woman lying down.
ADOLF LOOSThe bank must declare: here your money is secure and well looked after by honest people.
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The work of art wants to draw people out of their state of comfort.
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The house satisfies a requirement.
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How these people dressed, built their houses,
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Be not afraid of being called un-fashionable.
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The first ornament to have been invented, the cross, was of erotic origin.
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The law courts must appear as a threatening gesture toward secret vice.
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The work of art shows people new directions and thinks of the future.
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. The work of art is revolutionary; the house is conservative.
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he architect’s task therefore, is to make those sentiments more precise.
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The Potemkin city of which I wish to speak here is none other than our dear Vienna herself.
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The house has to please everyone, contrary to the work of art which does not.
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The work of art is brought into the world without there being a need for it.
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A vertical stroke: the male who penetrates her.
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The room has to be comfortable; the house has to look habitable.
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Man loves everything that satisfies his comfort.
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