10 juillet 2008

The Classical Body

 
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We live in an age of specialization and fragmentation, so we tend to forget how total the ancient perspective used to be.

Total? The ancient perspective linked the body, architecture and the universe together. Which is probably why, despite the changing fashions of (and on) the body, we still must look to the classical models to find our first reference.

But the classical body isn't the only place. The Forbidden City, anyone?

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