I have freed mankind from superfluous ornament.
ADOLF LOOSThe work of art wants to draw people out of their state of comfort.
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. The work of art is revolutionary; the house is conservative.
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I would be able to infer, form the shape of that button
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All art is erotic.
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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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Lack of ornamentation is a sign of spiritual strength.
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I have emerged victorious from my thirty years of struggle.
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How these people dressed, built their houses,
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The work is a private matter for the artist. The house is not.
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The law courts must appear as a threatening gesture toward secret vice.
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Be truthful. Nature only sides with truth.
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How they lived, what was their religion, their art, their mentality.
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The work of art shows people new directions and thinks of the future.
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The room has to be comfortable; the house has to look habitable.
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The house satisfies a requirement.
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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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