All That Is Solid Melts Into Air

The future of reality is fantasy

It bothered me from shortly after I walked in and I wasn’t sure why. I’m not entirely sure why now. It’s certainly a good thing that the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building is back in business; it hasn’t been reopened on a permanent basis since 2004 (though it has had some limited-engagement events), and it’s a beautiful Gothic Revival building wit…