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This California museum's new $94 million building is a mishmash 'literally' held together with 'tape,' critic says + more art industry news:

Though a normal part of art-world business, the intimate, one-on-one studio visit can be a triggering or traumatic experience, writes art critic Hall Rockefeller. “It deserves to be scrutinized, especially from the perspective of women artists and other populations the art world has systematically underserved,” she said.

Has any architecture review been more brutal than Oliver Wainwright’s takedown of the $94 million? Designed by Morphosis, it had to open before the building was ready—and it shows: “Parts of the building are literally held on with tape. A temporary clamp keeps part of a soffit from falling down, while glass balustrades lean at precarious angles, their oversized steel fixing plates bolted with Frankenstein glee.

 

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