Voice of Fire with striped T-shirts and ties that mimicked the painting. The 1996 book "Voices of Fire: Art Rage, Power, and the State", edited by Bruce Barber, Serge Guilbaut and John O'Brian, discusses the issues around the purchase of the painting. Commissioned for Expo 67, the International and Universal Exposition that took place in Montreal during Canada's 1967 centennial, "Voice of Fire" was part of the US pavilion organized by art critic and historian Alan Solomon. The exhibition, "American Painting Now" featured the work of twenty-two artists installed in the US Pavilion, a geodesic dome designed by engineer Buckminster Fuller. Explicitly oriented
Monolithic dome numerous demonstrated engineering advantages, there are also some disadvantages, both engineering and social. Social disadvantages of monolithic domes are to a large degree shared by geodesic domes, due to the similar shape and unorthodox construction. These disadvantages are: The largest monolithic dome in the world is the home of Faith Chapel Christian Center in Birmingham, AL, which is tall, and in diameter. Inside is a floor area of in two levels. Some communities in the United States have chosen to use monolithic dome technology in the construction of new schools. A map of recently built monolithic dome schools can be