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Questionsarebasedonthefollowingpassage. Afewyearsback,thedecisiontomovetheBarnes,arespectedAmericanartinstitution,fromitscurrentlocationinthesuburbantownofMerion,Pa.,toasiteinPhiladelphia'smu-seumdistrictcausedanargument--notonlybecauseitshamelesslywentagainstthewillofthefounder,AlbertC.Barnes,butalsobecauseitthreatenedtodismantle(拆开)arela-tionshipamongart,architectureandlandscapecriticaltotheBames'ssuccessasamuseum.
Foranyarchitecttakingonthechallengeofthenewspace,theconfusionofmoralanddesignquestionsmightseemoverwhelming.Whatisanarchitect'sresponsibilityto
Barnes'svisionofamarvelousbutoddcollectionofearlyModemartworkshousedinarambling(布局凌乱的)1920sBeaux-Artspile?Isitpossibletoreproduceitsspiritinsuchachangedsetting?Ordoestryingtoreplicate(复制)theBames'suniqueatmosphereonlydoomyoutofailure?TheanswersoftheNewYorkarchitectstakingthecommissionarenotreassuring.
ThenewBarneswillincludemanyofthefeaturesthathavebecomevirtuallymanda-tory(强制性的)inthemuseumworldtoday.-conservationandeducationdepartments,temporaryexhibitionspace,auditorium,bookstore,cafe--makingitfourtimesthesizeoftheoldBarnes.Thearchitectshavetriedtocompensateforthisbylayingoutthesespacesinanelaboratearchitecturalprocessionthatisclearlyintendedtoreplicatethepeaceful-ness,ifnotthefantasticcharm,oftheoldmuseum.
Buttheresultisacomplicateddesign.Almosteverydetailseemstoachefromthestrainoftryingtopreservethespiritoftheoriginalbuildinginaverydifferentcontext.Thefail-uretodoso,despitesuchaneamesteffort,isthestrongestargumentyetforwhytheBarnesshouldnotbemovedinthefirstplace.
TheoldBarnesisbynomeansanobviousmodelforagreatmuseum.Insidethelight-ingisfarfromperfect,andthecollectionitself,mixingmasterpiecesbyCezanne,PicassoandSoutinewithsecond-ratepaintingsbylesser-knownartists,hasadistinctlyoddflavor.
ButtheseapparentflawsarealsowhathavemadetheBarnesoneofthecountry'smostcharmingexhibitionspaces.
ButtodaythenewBamesisafteradifferentkindofaudience.Althoughmuseumof-ficialssaytheexistinglimitsoncrowdsizewillbekept,itisclearlymeanttodrawbiggernumbersandmoretouristdollars.Formostvisitorstherelationshiptotheartwillfeellessimmediate.
TheOldBarnesbecomesasuccessfulmuseummainlybecauseof____________. A.thebeneficialgeographicalpositioninasuburbantown
B.itsuniquedesignandorderlycollectionofarts
C.theinfluenceofitsfounderAlbertC.Barnes
D.theperfectconnectionamongart,architectureandlandscape
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