frank gehry

Maybe you like Frank Gehry. Maybe he strikes a chord in you. Maybe his work makes no sense to you. For all of you, no matter what your opinion, I recommend the documentary by Sydney Pollack in theatres now called Sketches of Frank Gehry. I could watch films about artists and their creative struggles all day and all night. If you love learning what makes artists tick like I do, love learning about their work habits, seeing their workspaces, understanding their work from their point of view, you will really like this film. It is very edifying.

Gehry's Stata Center on the MIT Campus. We thoroughly checked
this building out before we left Boston. It has many facets including
an outdoor amphitheatre of sorts. Worth the trip. (note: this
building was not featured in the film) Photo by Robert Stribley

pictured above: the Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, another Gehry building I have personally explored, experienced, made a pilgrimage to. The space is very chopped up inside, in the lobby area. I wanted the space to soar, but it didn't. I am sure it does though in the concert hall itself. I would love to hear a concert there some day.