3 December 2020 Michael Arad I really appreciate artists of the 20th century, and I can see a lot of their influence on my work, but to suggest that my design only fits within an ‘ism’ kind of bothers me.
3 December 2020 Michael Arad How do you design it so that people can form a space of their own, and feel quiet and contemplative?
3 December 2020 Michael Arad For two years nobody talked about anything other than the name arrangement. There was no fund-raising and no progress being made on construction and design.
3 December 2020 Michael Arad I built a series of supporters that had my back. I never abused that trust. You can’t cry wolf. You have to solve most problems yourself.