:: CHICAGO June 2008 ::

This place seems to be the ultimate version of modernity: the hegemony of verticality + the persistent idea of movement + the totality of ignorance + the swoosh as basis of daily life + das Gespenst von Mies van der Rohe.

Chicago is the most American Americanism in terms of frozen space, concentrated velocity, ignorant coolness and at the end of the day (= at the beginning of the night) the beauty of urban life.