It ca n’t be easy being the world ’s most famous living architect . Sometimes you have to say what ’s on your mind . Sometimes words just wo n’t do . No , that ’s not Frank Gehry demonstrating the spire of his newest skyscraper . That ’s Frank Gehry giving you — and all hismany critic — the finger .
Esta fotografía va a entrar en mi lista TOP 2014 : Frank Gehry diciendo « Hola a todo el mundo » . ( Vía@EduardoLaporte)pic.twitter.com / NOgrQE5dy8
— ℳ. ( @Mario_Colleoni)October 23 , 2014
Now , keep in mind , this is the same architect who built this :
And this :
The same man who many considerthe world ’s worst living architect . But Gehry ’s finger’s breadth was raised nonetheless recently , at apress conference cross by El Mundoin Oviedo , Spain — not far at all from his beloved Guggenheim in Bilbao — where he was receiving an prize .
Sure , Gehry has become a fiddling more crotchety in recent years , but thing were going as well as could be expected , until a reporter demand this : “ How do you answer to those who accuse you of practicing jazzy architecture ? ”
The crowd fell tacit as the Great Gehry replied by slowly curl up his hand into a fist and extending his middle finger towards the sky . The moderator asked for the next question . But Gehry was not finished , consort toEl Mundo(translated back into English by our own Jesus Diaz ):
Let me tell you one thing . In this mankind we are exist in , 98 percent of everything that is build and design today is stark shit . There ’s no sense of plan , no respect for man or for anything else . They are goddamned buildings and that ’s it . Once in a while , however , there ’s a small mathematical group of citizenry who does something special . Very few . But good god , go out us alone ! We are dedicated to our work . I do n’t ask for oeuvre . I do n’t have a publicizer . I ’m not waiting for anyone to call me . I work with customer who honor the art of architecture . Therefore , please do n’t ask doubt as stupid as that one .
This was survey by a recollective , uncomfortable silence , according to the report .
Eventually Gehry managed to mutter an apology , explaining that he was tired from his trip .
Hey , no need to apologize , Frank ! You ’re 85 ! And you know what ? you could keep on building whatever diddly-squat you need !
Gehry ’s new Fondation Louis Vuitton , which opened last week , via Christophe Ena / AP
Top effigy : AP
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