A short entry on criticism of Frank Lloyd Wright, discussing the basis and application of the generally-accepted label of “genius,” on David Sucher’s City Comforts Blog, which regularly has some very interesting discussions of cities, development, architecture and historic preservation.
Please be sure to read my comments in context with far more extensive discussions at 2blowhards and Terry Teachout’s.
I am not saying that FL Wright was not a talented architect but simply that attaching the term “genius” to him gets in the way of assessing his work and provides an answer before a question is even stated. When someone is a “genius” there is a popular tendency to abstain from critical thinking about that person’s work. “Genius” does not need the moniker.
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FLW criticism. My comment there: Please be sure to read my posts(s) in context with far more extensive discussions at 2blowhards and Terry Teachout’s. I am not saying that FL Wright was not a talented architect but simply that attaching the term “geniu…
Genius is not godhead.
I noticed a visitor from a link at Hewn and Hammered on FLW criticism so I went back and I found a comment of mine which bears repeating, as it is applicable these days to such luminaries as Gehry, maybe especially to Gehry: I am not saying that FL Wri…