Pompidou responds to "fascist" Le Corbusier claims

2015-04-30T13:31:00-04:00

The Pompidou Centre in Paris has hit back at critics who say its Le Corbusier exhibition, which opened to the public yesterday, 29 April, glosses over recent accusations that the Swiss-born French architect was a militant fascist with links to the Vichy regime. A spokeswoman for the Pompidou says the exhibition does not refer to Le Corbusier’s fascist past because “it’s about the proportions of the human body, which are present in his architecture and painting. [...]”

Previously: Le Corbusier "militant fascist" claims overshadow 50th death anniversary

Le Corbusier "militant fascist" claims overshadow 50th death anniversary

2015-04-20T14:55:00-04:00

France's best-known 20th century architect, Le Corbusier, was a "militant fascist" who was far more anti-Semitic and a fan of Hitler than previously thought, two new books reveal. [...] the latest, far more damning, revelations have shocked admirers and threaten to cast a shadow over commemorations of the 50th anniversary of his death. [...] "Hitler can crown his life with a great work: the planned layout of Europe."

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Pompidou responds to "fascist" Le Corbusier claims

Le Corbusier "militant fascist" claims overshadow 50th death anniversary