Fortunately Jay has an approach that is grounded on personal first experience. the site seemed important , but it is also trivial, in that it doesn’t make great sense to derive so much for so little in terms of conceptualizing something so “commercial”. No doubt Jay has conviction, at least about retail and how to give a cultural reference to his work. Slightly too “responsible” and too “responsive” if it can be said. The idea that art or spaces that contain it must occupy a higher floor, or that retail is to be hidden away, or placed in the basements, is not that convincing, at least if we look at how retail in the real world doesn’t put art outside their realm. Today's examples, the Cartier Foundation, being a recent witness, shows that retail and art or culture, or its awareness, must come together for a successful programme. Jay really needs more time to grow out of his “responsibility” or his gravitation towards a politically correct building. If it might be fairly said, this is totally unnecessary at this point of his career.
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