Basically, he's a high-yield alternative to a true avatar of revolutionary design like Vito Acconci, whose art comes more from anger, doubt and paradox. Call Pardo the anti-Gluckman. Project is less Rage Against the Machine than it is 'N Sync. It'll be fun going to Dia for the next year or two. Or maybe it won't.
Nothing ages uglier than utopia.
Think about how checking into a hotel designed by Le Corbusier can make you want to wince, walking up Sixth Avenue can make you want to kill, or visiting SUNY Purchase can make you want to die. Utopias are closed, idealizing systems, frozen in time, bad at adapting. When Project 's theatricality and cachet wear off, the residue could turn iffy. Project is set in a dicey dual time zone. The glass wall is the key.