“The descent from postwar optimism to outright nihilism ends with one of Wes Jones’s militaristic Primitive Huts (1994-98). A rigid steel frame on which mechanical shutters are mounted, the hut is covered by a pitched roof made of uneven wood logs. The heavy shutters look like protective shields; it could be an ideal hideaway for a recluse, Unabomber style, suggesting American individualism taken to its darkest extreme.”
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Source:
Ouroussoff, Nicolai. New York Times, "Instant Houses, Then and Now." Last modified July 18, 2008. Accessed November 10, 2011. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/18/arts/design/18dwel.html?pagewanted=1&hp.
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11/10/11
Post and Research by Alexandra Martin
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