He hates everything that wants to draw him out of his acquired and secured position and that disturbs him.
ADOLF LOOSThe work of art wants to draw people out of their state of comfort.
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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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I have emerged victorious from my thirty years of struggle.
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It was the first work of art. A horizontal stroke: the woman lying down.
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The house thinks of the present.
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All art is erotic.
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Tattooed men who are not behind bars are either latent criminals or degenerate aristocrats.
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Be truthful. Nature only sides with truth.
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. The work of art is revolutionary; the house is conservative.
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I have freed mankind from superfluous ornament.
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Lack of ornamentation is a sign of spiritual strength.
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The house satisfies a requirement.
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The work of art is responsible to none; the house is responsible to everyone.
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I would be able to infer, form the shape of that button
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The work of art shows people new directions and thinks of the future.
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