Comments on: Ron Arad: No Discipline at MOMA http://www.dezeen.com/2009/07/12/ron-arad-no-discipline-at-moma/ architecture and design magazine Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Robt. H. http://www.dezeen.com/2009/07/12/ron-arad-no-discipline-at-moma/comment-page-1/#comment-386828 Robt. H. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:24:46 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/07/12/ron-arad-no-discipline-at-moma/#comment-386828 Yes, "d". Someone cares. A chair, because of it's potential intimacy, can in fact be more "important" than the structure containing it. And if done well, it can also be much more challenging to design. Yes, “d”. Someone cares. A chair, because of it’s potential intimacy, can in fact be more “important” than the structure containing it. And if done well, it can also be much more challenging to design.

]]> By: d http://www.dezeen.com/2009/07/12/ron-arad-no-discipline-at-moma/comment-page-1/#comment-293498 d Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:09:05 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/07/12/ron-arad-no-discipline-at-moma/#comment-293498 really intriguing, i must go see this. It is not necessary for every designer to wear environmentalism on their sleeve as some sort of ideological litmus test. i am concerned about the groupthink/fad-ism in environmentalism and there is a lot of ethical confusion within that tendency that does not really contribute to serious efforts to engage those issues. this work seems to demonstrate a strong personal ethical stand-and i am curious as to what exactly, or approximately, that is. I'm only vaguely acquainted w ron arad, and i had never realized there was this arte povera connection going on. some of these pieces are highly successful, others not as much, but the aggressiveness is kinda hot clearly egocentric or something- but does anyone really care? its furniture, not social housing really intriguing, i must go see this.

It is not necessary for every designer to wear environmentalism on their sleeve as some sort of ideological litmus test. i am concerned about the groupthink/fad-ism in environmentalism and there is a lot of ethical confusion within that tendency that does not really contribute to serious efforts to engage those issues. this work seems to demonstrate a strong personal ethical stand-and i am curious as to what exactly, or approximately, that is.

I’m only vaguely acquainted w ron arad, and i had never realized there was this arte povera connection going on. some of these pieces are highly successful, others not as much, but the aggressiveness is kinda hot

clearly egocentric or something- but does anyone really care? its furniture, not social housing

]]> By: W http://www.dezeen.com/2009/07/12/ron-arad-no-discipline-at-moma/comment-page-1/#comment-293375 W Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:38:48 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/07/12/ron-arad-no-discipline-at-moma/#comment-293375 Hope he gives a credit for the chandelier Hope he gives a credit for the chandelier

]]> By: tanya telford - T http://www.dezeen.com/2009/07/12/ron-arad-no-discipline-at-moma/comment-page-1/#comment-293120 tanya telford - T Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:24:33 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/07/12/ron-arad-no-discipline-at-moma/#comment-293120 Neo - ive just read the review you suggested &: I think the judgement of his work being "pure self expression" is not exactly true and I do feel that the "dated" judgement is slightly short sighted. Its true, from the pictures of the exhibition and write up, that maybe not much was revealed about the inner workings of this guys work & process. But is it really necessary to offer up 100% disclosesuer on demand, every time? Does that actually support the growth of individuality, imagination etc? "A Tad Egocentric"? Maybe that to be a strong contender within the Creative Industry's and to continue & survive a designer needs a strong personal vision & this could easily come across as ego centric? If im honest, what worries me most at the moment is the possibility of peoples willingness to completely trash or dismiss any (was/is important) body of work which has built up over time purely because: a - all information is not fully released as desired and on demand. & b - the judgement - "social and environmental problems are not being tackled". Maybe social and environmental problems are not being tackled in an obvious way? May be there are many/more than a few possibilities? Neo – ive just read the review you suggested &:

I think the judgement of his work being “pure self expression” is not exactly true and I do feel that the “dated” judgement is slightly short sighted.

Its true, from the pictures of the exhibition and write up, that maybe not much was revealed about the inner workings of this guys work & process.

But is it really necessary to offer up 100% disclosesuer on demand, every time? Does that actually support the growth of individuality, imagination etc?

“A Tad Egocentric”? Maybe that to be a strong contender within the Creative Industry’s and to continue & survive a designer needs a strong personal vision & this could easily come across as ego centric?

If im honest, what worries me most at the moment is the possibility of peoples willingness to completely trash or dismiss any (was/is important) body of work which has built up over time purely because: a – all information is not fully released as desired and on demand.

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b – the judgement – “social and environmental problems are not being tackled”. Maybe social and environmental problems are not being tackled in an obvious way? May be there are many/more than a few possibilities?

]]> By: Neo http://www.dezeen.com/2009/07/12/ron-arad-no-discipline-at-moma/comment-page-1/#comment-292971 Neo Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:53:59 +0000 http://www.dezeen.com/2009/07/12/ron-arad-no-discipline-at-moma/#comment-292971 Nothing new since 15 years ago. "At a time when design is increasingly preoccupied with social and environmental problems, Ron Arad comes across as dated and a tad egocentric as these pieces are little else than pure self-expression." http://www.iconeye.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3615:review-ron-arad-no-discipline Review from the exhibition when it was in Paris. Nothing new since 15 years ago.

“At a time when design is increasingly preoccupied with social and environmental problems, Ron Arad comes across as dated and a tad egocentric as these pieces are little else than pure self-expression.”

http://www.iconeye.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3615:review-ron-arad-no-discipline

Review from the exhibition when it was in Paris.

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