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Hart Nautical Gallery. 55 Mass Ave., M.I.T., Cambridge. 253-5942. Ongoing. "Course 13, 1893-1993: From Naval Architecture to Ocean Engineering." "Permanent Exhibition of Ship Models."
Spero says that she is reacting to both the collection and the architecture. Since the gallery is mostly monochromatic, her figures are very colorful, brilliant tourquoise, green, bright pink. Spero comments, "It's paying homage to the pieces here. I love it."
Not as happy as Silverstein, though. Soong'ssatisfaction does not extend to enjoying MatherHouse architecture.
Botta, 51, deserves all praise for coming up with a design that isn't disfigured by post-Modernist hokiness, as is the 1991 Seattle Art Museum, designed by Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown. No smirking little "references" to grand architecture done in pasteboard; no one-shot ironies or graphic...
It's a serious building-a bit pretentious here and there, but with a sure grasp of primary form, sympathetic display spaces and refined detailing. It sets a benchmark for public architecture in San Francisco, a city that has been notoriously ill served by architects over the past quarter-century...