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There was a long-standing respect for simulacra in East Asia, too, and Martin Collcutt's rich essay (which may rank as the most extensive and thorough treatment of a single work of Japanese art in English) notes how Kano Hogai was an adherent of Obaku Zen; that school placed much emphasis on lifelike chinso portraiture. 4) "Art no longer has a link with history and continuity, but is caught in a chain reaction, that of simulacra and simulation. Norman Foster's glass dome, a somewhat strained metaphor for transparency, now crowns the Reichstag; commercial areas such as Friedrichstrasse, Potsdamer Platz, and, to a lesser extent, Pariser Platz have been rebuilt with modern structures along the old street pattern; and funds are being raised to erect simulacra of landmarks such as Karl Friedrich Schinkel's Bauakademie (Academy of Architecture) and Andreas Schluter's Stadtschloss (City Palace), both demolished after the war. |
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