Drawing for the Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cross-Sections D-D, D-D with color c. 20th century

Curator: Here we have James Stirling's "Drawing for the Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cross-Sections D-D, D-D with color." Editor: Oh, wow, it’s so skeletal, like an anatomical drawing. You see the building’s guts, its bones laid bare. A bit unsettling, actually. Curator: Yes, Stirling has exposed the inner workings. Notice the chimney-like structure, almost like a secularized spire, hinting at institutional power. Editor: It's strange. A museum laid out like an autopsy. I keep thinking about what it means to display, to dissect culture. It’s powerful. Curator: I agree. These cross-sections echo the museum’s function itself: revealing layers of history, knowledge, and artistic intention. The bareness invites contemplation. Editor: Absolutely, I’ll never look at a museum the same way. It's all exposed now. Curator: A very apt end to this viewing, indeed.