A theater near me screened an original print of this last night. Amazing movie, but this one scene hit a little too close to home...
Metal buildings are the dream that Modern Architects had at the beginning of this century. It has finally come true, but they themselves don't realize it. That's because it doesn't take an Architect to build a metal building. You just order them out of a catalog - comes with a bunch of guys who put it together in a couple of days, maybe a week. And there you go - you're all set to go into business - just slap a sign out front.
@tduds, see this 2015 feature by Julia Ingalls for more re: True Stories and how Byrne's "work has inadvertently helped make architecture into a pop culture staple."
David Byrne's True Stories (1986)
A theater near me screened an original print of this last night. Amazing movie, but this one scene hit a little too close to home...
Metal buildings are the dream that Modern Architects had at the beginning of this century. It has finally come true, but they themselves don't realize it. That's because it doesn't take an Architect to build a metal building. You just order them out of a catalog - comes with a bunch of guys who put it together in a couple of days, maybe a week. And there you go - you're all set to go into business - just slap a sign out front.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6WTzxqLkaQ
@tduds, see this 2015 feature by Julia Ingalls for more re: True Stories and how Byrne's "work has inadvertently helped make architecture into a pop culture staple."
great movie.
Nam: that was a great article! Thanks.
And I don't know how I made it this far in life (especially as a huge Talking Heads fanboy) without having seen True Stories. Amazing film.
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