On Wed, 1 Sep 1993 wrote:
>
> A number of writers have dated the demise of modernism to the demolition
> of the Pruitt-Igoe complex in St Louis MO. It was dynamited and reported
> on network news back in 1972.
>
> By the way, this does not appear to be a post-modernist idea!
>
> Anyway, my question is, what geographically oriented films/videos show
> this event in all its spectacular destruction?
>
> This may be an interesting subject for discussion.
The film Koyaanisqatsi has several minutes of the demolition. For
those of you that are not familiar with this film, its musical score was
composed by Phillip Glass. That may please those who like modern music.
I would think that all designers would be enchanted by the cinematography
which features long day and night stop-action sequences of the urban
landscape.
Charlie Hendricksen veritas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> A number of writers have dated the demise of modernism to the demolition
> of the Pruitt-Igoe complex in St Louis MO. It was dynamited and reported
> on network news back in 1972.
>
> By the way, this does not appear to be a post-modernist idea!
>
> Anyway, my question is, what geographically oriented films/videos show
> this event in all its spectacular destruction?
>
> This may be an interesting subject for discussion.
The film Koyaanisqatsi has several minutes of the demolition. For
those of you that are not familiar with this film, its musical score was
composed by Phillip Glass. That may please those who like modern music.
I would think that all designers would be enchanted by the cinematography
which features long day and night stop-action sequences of the urban
landscape.
Charlie Hendricksen veritas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx