7.4 Eisenman Architects, Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio.

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Description: Greater Columbus Convention Center

TitleGreater Columbus Convention Center

Creator nameEisenman Architects

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1993

Object typeArchitecture

LocationColumbus, Ohio

SubjectsModern movement (Architecture)--20th centuryEisenman ArchitectsConvention facilitiesArchitecture--United States--20th century

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7. Presentness and the Being-Only-Once of Architecture

Peter Eisenman

Written into the Void: Selected Writings, 1990–2004

In her book The Optical Unconscious, Rosalind Krauss discusses a Jackson Pollock painting in relationship to its position in space. She contends that when a Pollock painting is placed in a horizontal position, that is, on the floor as it was painted, it is a “savage work.” But the moment the canvas is taken off of...

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Peter Eisenman

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.42-49

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Chapter subject tags:Architectural theory--20th century

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