What would I do? Frank Gehry, 92, is too busy to retire
Frank Gehry looks out from behind a model of the King Street project in his native Toronto, at his architecture studio in Los Angeles, April 6, 2021. At 92, the Pritzker-winning architect is focusing on social justice projects and dismisses the idea of scaling back. What would I do? he said. I enjoy this stuff. Erik Carter/The New York Times.
by Robin Pogrebin
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- It was midafternoon on a Monday and Pritzker Prize-winning architect Frank Gehry despite having just turned 92 in a pandemic, completed the top floor of his building in the Grand Avenue development, and prepared for a show of new sculpture at the Gagosian Gallery had little interest in sitting back to reflect on this potentially meaningful moment in his life and career.
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What do architect Frank Gehry, artist Kerry James Marshall, Tony-winning director Rachel Chavkin and Grammy winner Angélique Kidjo have in common? They are all artist collaborators on five newly commissioned works that the Broad Stage announced Wednesday would premiere over the next three seasons.
The Santa Monica stage’s partnerships include a diverse mix of performers, directors, choreographers, composers, librettists and arts venues. They signal a re-imagining of what the Broad Stage can do and the kind of work it will present in a post-pandemic world, said Rob Bailis, the company’s artistic and executive director.
“I think we’re going to see an explosion of joy and energy and innovation coming from that tension of being held back for so long,” Bailis said of the coming work. “As a field, we’re not going back to anything we knew before. We’re stepping boldly into the future, and artists are going to lead the way.”
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