RUSSIA

摘要

It turns out that the fundamentals of architecture, as pulled apart for us in the Central Pavilion, arc really a bit boring. No doubt we will all now argue for a generation about whether it was not-boring for Koolhaas to have demonstrated this to us quite so cleverly. In defence of the theme, one could also add that Fundamentals of Architecture-so allusive for professionals, so temptingly elusive for the tourists-may have done a little to head off the default-jingoism of the national pavilions. Russia's show, Fair Enough, dances stylishly in the narrow space between these conflicting imperatives.