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he John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is an enor- mous complex in Washington, just south of the Watergate and almost completely surrounded by highways. It is an unmistakable artifact of Cold War modernism, with its expansive façade of white marble, narrow col- umns, and broad terraces. The coun- try that constructed this majestic temple to the arts was evidently a land of reason, progress, ideals, and faith in the future. America’s appreciation for the arts, this edifice announced, was responsible, mature. We could be trusted to lead the world. …
摘自《哈泼斯杂志》(Harper's Magazine)第352卷 第2110期 · 2026年3月刊,Thomas Frank。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。