Paul Goldberger cements Frank Gehry's narrative at The Getty Center

2015-09-30T14:24:00-04:00

In a lecture hall that sat a third empty due to the eclipsed "super blood moon" transpiring outside, Paul Goldberger discussed his new biography of Frank Gehry, "Building Art: The Life and Work of Frank Gehry" with J. Paul Getty Trust C.E.O. James Cuno at The Getty Center.

Goldberger spent the first part of the evening recounting of the well-known narrative of Gehry's life: a Canadian Jewish working-class boy, Gehry moved from chilly Toronto with his ailing father to the warmer climes of Los Angeles, eventually becoming the city's, if not the world's, most iconic architect. After paying the bills in his early adulthood by driving trucks, Gehry enrolled at USC and then on to Harvard, where he completed his studies in architecture. He went on to work for a variety of architects including Victor Gruen, and on projects including 1961's so-called "futuristic building" at LAX (although, Goldberger was careful to note, in a purely junior capacity). Goldberger framed Gehry's existence not...

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Paul Goldberger cements Frank Gehry's narrative at The Getty Center