When Frank Gehry first made a splash decades ago, his work was inspired by the contemporary artists working in Los Angeles, where he lives. That was especially evident in his own house in Santa Monica (1978), a 1920 Dutch Colonial that he famously recreated as an assemblage of humdrum materials like chain link and plywood, juxtaposed in entirely unexpected ways. Later, as his architecture evolved, he began to work in the world of music, designing what is arguably his greatest building—alongside the Guggenheim Bilbao—the Walt Disney Concert Hall (2003) in L.A., as well as the New World Center in Miami Beach and the Pierre Boulez Saal in Berlin, where he planned to celebrate his 90th birthday at the end of last month. He spoke to RECORD’s editor in chief, Cathleen McGuigan, about that occasion.
You’re marking your birthday with music—that’s become a big part of your work and your life.
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