首页
登录
职称英语
A few years back, the decision to move the Barnes, a respected American art
A few years back, the decision to move the Barnes, a respected American art
游客
2024-02-08
39
管理
问题
A few years back, the decision to move the Barnes, a respected American art institution, from its current location in the suburban town of Merion, Pa., to a site in Philadelphia’s museum district caused an argument — not only because it shamelessly went against the will of the founder, Albert C. Barnes, but also because it threatened to dismantle(拆开)a relationship among art, architecture and landscape critical to the Barnes’s success as a museum.
For any architect taking on the challenge of the new space, the confusion of moral and design questions might seem overwhelming. What is an architect’s responsibility to Barnes’s vision of a marvelous but odd collection of early Modern artworks housed in a rambling(布局凌乱的)1920s Beaux-Arts pile? Is it possible to reproduce its spirit in such a changed setting? Or does trying to replicate(复制)the Barnes’s unique atmosphere only doom you to failure? The answers of the New York architects taking the commission are not reassuring.
The new Barnes will include many of the features that have become virtually mandatory(强制性的)in the museum world today — conservation and education departments, temporary exhibition space, auditorium, bookstore, cafe — making it four times the size of the old Barnes. The architects have tried to compensate for this by laying out these spaces in an elaborate architectural procession that is clearly intended to replicate the peaceful-ness, if not the fantastic charm, of the old museum.
But the result is a complicated design. Almost every detail seems to ache from the strain of trying to preserve the spirit of the original building in a very different context. The failure to do so, despite such an earnest effort, is the strongest argument yet for why the Barnes should not be moved in the first place.
The old Barnes is by no means an obvious model for a great museum. Inside the lighting is far from perfect, and the collection itself, mixing masterpieces by Cezanne, Picasso and Soutine with second-rate paintings by lesser-known artists, has a distinctly odd flavor. But these apparent flaws are also what have made the Barnes one of the country’s most charming exhibition spaces.
But today the new Barnes is after a different kind of audience. Although museum officials say the existing limits on crowd size will be kept, it is clearly meant to draw bigger numbers and more tourist dollars. For most visitors the relationship to the art will feel less immediate. [br] The Old Barnes becomes a successful museum mainly because of______.
选项
A、the beneficial geographical position in a suburban town
B、its unique design and orderly collection of arts
C、the influence of its founder Albert C. Barnes
D、the perfect connection among art, architecture and landscape
答案
D
解析
根据题干中的Barnes和museum将本题出处定位于首段末尾处。首段末尾处说到,这预示着要破坏艺术、建筑和风景之间的关系,这一关系对巴恩斯成为一个成功的博物馆是至关重要的。题干中主句对应该句末尾介词to的宾语the Barnes’s success as a museum,D)中theperfect connection是对文中a relationship的同义转述,故答案为D)。A)中geographical position是根据文中的location所设的干扰项,首段只讲巴恩斯博物馆成功的关键在于
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3432702.html
相关试题推荐
Lessthan60%ofstudentsnowenteringfour-yearAmericancollegesarelikel
Lessthan60%ofstudentsnowenteringfour-yearAmericancollegesarelikel
Lessthan60%ofstudentsnowenteringfour-yearAmericancollegesarelikel
Lessthan60%ofstudentsnowenteringfour-yearAmericancollegesarelikel
Lessthan60%ofstudentsnowenteringfour-yearAmericancollegesarelikel
Lessthan60%ofstudentsnowenteringfour-yearAmericancollegesarelikel
EmilyDickinsonisoneofthegreatestAmericanpoets.Shewasbornina【B1】
EmilyDickinsonisoneofthegreatestAmericanpoets.Shewasbornina【B1】
EmilyDickinsonisoneofthegreatestAmericanpoets.Shewasbornina【B1】
EmilyDickinsonisoneofthegreatestAmericanpoets.Shewasbornina【B1】
随机试题
生产经营者通过套期保值并没有消除风险,而是将其转移给了期货市场的风险承担者即()。A、期货交易所B、其他套期保值者C、期货投机者D、期货结算部门
[originaltext]W:Goodmorning,Mr.Pitt.Dositdown.M:Thankyou.W:Firstof
女,56岁,身高160cm,体重68kg,高血压病史16年,时有头晕、头痛等不适
男,40岁,患糖尿病10余年,尿蛋白阴性,近1个月感下腹部胀,排尿不畅伴尿失禁。
以下属于客户证券投资目标中的短期目标的是()。 Ⅰ.存款 Ⅱ.购新车
A.自然铜 B.赭石 C.雄黄 D.煅炉甘石 E.生石膏呈不规则的小块,
(2018年真题)有限合伙人可以将其在有限合伙企业中的财产份额出质,合伙协议另有
不可抗力导致的人员伤亡、财产损失、费用增加和(或)工期延误等后果,由承包人承担的
人防战时电力负荷分级,下列哪些条件符合二级负荷规定?()A.中断供电将造成人员
2008年,吉林省内B县医疗机构发现该县发生重大食物中毒事件。该县级人民政府卫生
最新回复
(
0
)