It was the first work of art. A horizontal stroke: the woman lying down.
ADOLF LOOSAll art is erotic.
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The bank must declare: here your money is secure and well looked after by honest people.
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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 house thinks of the present.
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The work of art shows people new directions and thinks of the future.
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Be not afraid of being called un-fashionable.
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Changes in the traditional way of building are only permitted if they are an improvement.
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The first ornament to have been invented, the cross, was of erotic origin.
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The room has to be comfortable; the house has to look habitable.
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Lack of ornamentation is a sign of spiritual strength.
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Tattooed men who are not behind bars are either latent criminals or degenerate aristocrats.
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The work is a private matter for the artist. The house is not.
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Be truthful. Nature only sides with truth.
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The work of art is brought into the world without there being a need for it.
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The law courts must appear as a threatening gesture toward secret vice.
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Supply and demand regulate architectural form.
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