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Eric Owen Moss Bids "Not Farewell But Fare Forward" at SciArc
Eric Owen Moss delivered his farewell address as Dean of Sci Arc last week. Credit: SciArc One of the first images Moss referenced was sourced from the comic strip 'Pogo' by Walt Kelly. In the presentation, 'us' was crossed out and replaced with 'me.' Credit: Walt Kelly This was the cover of Charlie Hebdo following the terrorist attack on their headquarters in Paris earlier this year. Credit: Charlie Hebdo A still from 'Lost in La Mancha,' which documents Terry Gilliam's attempts to adapt 'Don Quixote' to film. Alonso used the image in reference to Moss, calling the documentary perhaps 'the most precise definition of Don Quixote.” Credit: 'Lost in La Mancha' 'The Mystery and Melancholy of the Street' by Giorgio di Chirico, 1914. Via: WikiArt A still from “The Wind” by Victor Sjöström, which played in a loop in the background during part of Moss' talk. Via: YouTube The 'Mountain Island City' project for Nanjing, China by Eric Owen Moss Architects. Credit: Eric Owen Moss Architects The extension of the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. Credit: Eric Owen Moss Architects 'Super Block City' for Nanjing, China. Credit: Eric Owen Moss Architects 'The New City' in Culver City, Los Angeles. Credit: Eric Owen Moss Architects

Eric Owen Moss delivered his farewell address as Dean of Sci Arc last week. Credit: SciArc
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Eric Owen Moss delivered his farewell address as Dean of Sci Arc last week. Credit: SciArc