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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All art is erotic.
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Changes in the traditional way of building are only permitted if they are an improvement.
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It was the first work of art. A horizontal stroke: the woman lying down.
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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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The 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 thinks of the present.
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The house has to please everyone, contrary to the work of art which does not.
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The first ornament to have been invented, the cross, was of erotic origin.
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Tattooed men who are not behind bars are either latent criminals or degenerate aristocrats.
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The work of art is brought into the world without there being a need for it.
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Architecture arouses sentiments in man. T
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The house has to serve comfort
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The law courts must appear as a threatening gesture toward secret vice.
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