Hilton Kramer weighs in on the Johnson controversies. He writes a much more level-headed column than Andrew Saint's (response). He focuses his sights on Paul Goldberger for writing that Johnson had simply a "passing admiration for Hitler." NYO | via (UPDATED)
'Remembering' Philip Johnson: ...his death makes me think that the rest of us should occasionally reflect a bit harder about why we find it so easy to condemn the likes of Prince Harry, a silly, thoughtless boy, and so hard to condemn Philip Johnson, a brilliant, witty aesthete. By Anne Applebaum- Washington Post
Chicago Public Radio has audio from Franz Schulze, Professor of Art, Lake Forest College, Johnson's biographer. (click here to open audio) - via
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but at the end of the article he writes....
"I daresay that for most of us, this chronicle of perfidy amounts to something far more significant than a "passing admiration for Hitler."
The fact is that notwithstanding his aesthetic and intellectual talents, Philip Johnson remained at heart a cynic, an immoralist and a profoundly corrupted characterâ€â€in short, an evil influence."
stating that it was more than just a passing and from that perspective i think he is more critical than saint.
it was a significant amount of time in his life and i have no problem with recognizing that this did influence who he was as an architect/artist.
has anyone read the franz schule book?
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