A tabloid summary of Herbert Muschamp's long essay on 2 Columbus Circle: back in the day
AbEx: straight
Historicism, Pop: gay
Museum of Modern Art: straight
Gallery of Modern Art [aka 2 Columbus]: gay
But didn't AbEx evangelizer Frank O'Hara and modernist architect Philip Johnson also work at MoMA? And hasn't Muschamp talked about what a great pickup joint MoMA was in the 70's?
Maybe it's not a question of straight and gay, HM, but butch and femme. Or maybe, you know, it's you, Herb. All I know is, Muschamp's architecture writing has totally blossomed since he came out of that Times arch. critic closet of his. It's a lifestyle choice [sic] we should all support.
The Secret History of 2 Columbus Circle [nyt]