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Abstract
One of the eternal questions in the visual arts, including architecture, is that of the distinction between invention and tradition. Appropriation – copying, or borrowing – is a mechanism accepted in contemporary art and common for nineteenth-century Beaux-Arts architects, but is now loaded with cultural anxiety for contemporary architects. This alphabetical list of English language synonyms for appropriation aims to show just how far the horror and delight in copyright infringement is embedded in our fears, and also in our desires.
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Christian Bjone
Christian Bjone is a licensed architect living in New York City. He was educated at the University of Illinois – Chicago and earned a Master’s in Architecture from Princeton University. He has written four books on artists, architects and design. The latest is Almost Nothing, 100 Artists Comment on the Works of Mies van der Rohe (forthcoming, 2018). His latest built work is the design for the art exhibition at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA), Beijing, titled “David Diao: Works 1960–2016.”