tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post8069639212231453098..comments2024-03-26T09:42:38.709-05:00Comments on ArchitectureChicago PLUS: The Heresy: Why Chicago Should Welcome the George Lucas MuseumLynn Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03759748613223711212noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-25905255881359861272015-02-19T05:06:18.173-06:002015-02-19T05:06:18.173-06:00if you want "fresh and innovative" i sug...if you want "fresh and innovative" i suggest you look no further than present curator laela french...if you had checked you would have found she has a shoe in each camp; the world of lucas and EQUALLY the contemporary and historical art world <a href="http://chicago.placeilive.com/museums" rel="nofollow">museums</a>.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677772547494751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-32697916639863986952014-07-18T01:09:39.581-05:002014-07-18T01:09:39.581-05:00Lucas would do well to put the crown jewels of his...Lucas would do well to put the crown jewels of his collection - the Rockwell paintings - on display at the Art Institute. Build a constituency before you build a museum. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-87276316854942504272014-07-13T17:12:34.354-05:002014-07-13T17:12:34.354-05:00I'm going to form a citizens' organization...I'm going to form a citizens' organization to fight against this plan.<br /><br />We're going to call it: "Friends of Parking Lot G7".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-83904219163969672062014-07-11T15:04:36.555-05:002014-07-11T15:04:36.555-05:00The Friends of PARKING LOTS should
just shut up an...The Friends of PARKING LOTS should<br />just shut up and take their NIMBYism<br />elsewhere, to a Galaxy far far away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-42804235337959731842014-07-11T11:19:18.942-05:002014-07-11T11:19:18.942-05:00if you want "fresh and innovative" i sug...if you want "fresh and innovative" i suggest you look no further than present curator laela french...if you had checked you would have found she has a shoe in each camp; the world of lucas and EQUALLY the contemporary and historical art world. Also i can't imagine how a scholarly dinosaur will interpret the concept of the representational narrative without the scorn and derision characteristic of most of the billions of words devoted to the subject in the last 40 years. yours truely, a representational, narrative artist; cynda vallecynda vallehttp://cyndavalle.deviantart.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-54276223154366345162014-07-10T10:38:12.071-05:002014-07-10T10:38:12.071-05:00I meant practically speaking grant park is where t...I meant practically speaking grant park is where the land has been kept open and free other than the exempt art museum. Why can't this language just be clarified to end at the north end of museum campus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-49992481728526721752014-07-09T20:53:57.853-05:002014-07-09T20:53:57.853-05:00As long as George Lucas wants to build on public p...As long as George Lucas wants to build on public parkland, the Lucas Museum will face strong opposition. And a marina — with boats tied to it — is visually interesting. <br /><br />“But is second — second choice, second home — really good enough” for George Lucas' museum? http://bit.ly/1k4uatt <br /><br />Lucas, Lasseter detailed why #LucasMuseum belongs in SF, pages 10-16. What changed? http://1.usa.gov/1yVtiBq <br /><br /><br />Former SF Presidio Trustee Bill Reilly revisits the origins of the @lucasmuseum idea. http://bit.ly/1hAgeHu <br /><br /><br /> George Lucas: SF, The Presidio ... "historically significant to the growth of digital technology." ... George Lucas: “to me, (San Francisco) was the cultural center of my life.”<br /><br />George Lucas is dealing with the same issues in Chicago that lost him mid-Crissy Field site in SF Presidio. SF Mayor’s site was better as key opponents of other uses for that site were on record supporting Lucas' museum there.<br />mnmearsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-21709990130173644592014-07-09T13:25:59.916-05:002014-07-09T13:25:59.916-05:00The "Friends of the park" are idiots.The "Friends of the park" are idiots. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-31569826596052674432014-07-09T09:24:02.961-05:002014-07-09T09:24:02.961-05:00Actually, the definition in the Lakefront Protecti...Actually, the definition in the Lakefront Protection Ordinance is pretty broad:<br /><br />16-4-060 District boundaries.<br /><br /> The Lake Michigan and Chicago Lakefront Protection District shall be comprised of all of that part of Lake Michigan that lies within the State of Illinois south of the northern limits of the City of Chicago including all harbors, piers, breakwaters and the locks of the Chicago River; all the system of public open space and public ways which comprises the lakefront parks; and all lands contained within the private use zone set forth in the district maps illustrated in Coun. J. 10-24-73, p. 6488, referred to in Section 16-4-080 and on file in the office of the city clerk and made a part hereof.Lynn Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03759748613223711212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-21838068996138588922014-07-08T14:38:42.221-05:002014-07-08T14:38:42.221-05:00Isn't it safe to say that south of Roosevelt t...Isn't it safe to say that south of Roosevelt the ordinance doesn't really apply?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-42589547535517081052014-07-08T11:51:04.463-05:002014-07-08T11:51:04.463-05:00Fill in the gap!
Great points about having a mus...Fill in the gap! <br /><br />Great points about having a museum for humankind's deepest urge: to tell stories. Matt Maldrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12589044056172003151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-62811549576127938182014-07-08T11:09:56.957-05:002014-07-08T11:09:56.957-05:00As jack, right on, Lynn... dare I say it reminds m...As jack, right on, Lynn... dare I say it reminds me of my lonely defense of the CCM, except in that case we already had a great architect selected...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-67884430150255947512014-07-08T10:40:05.770-05:002014-07-08T10:40:05.770-05:0025This is one of the very best articles on this su...25This is one of the very best articles on this subject that I have encountered. Terrific job, AND extremely thought-provoking.22Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12973756664937771746noreply@blogger.com