On the Good Ship Lollipop: Frank O. Gehry's Fondation Louis Vuitton

Horst Bredekamp; James S. Ackerman; Irving Lavin

Published by Birkhäuser 2019

On the Good Ship Lollipop

Frank O. Gehry's Fondation Louis Vuitton

Horst Bredekamp , James S. Ackerman and Irving Lavin
Edited by: Kolja Thurner

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783035617634

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Floating architecture

The Fondation Louis Vuitton by Frank O. Gehry rises from the Bois de Boulogne as a new landmark in the Parisian skyline. Gehry’s dynamic architecture is both glittering and multifaceted: is it a sailing vessel, an iceberg, or a sea monster? It fascinates with its wealth of references and, at the same time, escapes any clear-cut definition. Three outstanding representatives of different generations of art history, James S. Ackerman (†), Irving Lavin, and Horst Bredekamp have together paid a visit to the Fondation Louis Vuitton. They explore the building in three richly illustrated essays that try to fathom the floating architecture of the "magician" Gehry in the context of both art and architectural history.

Frank O. Gehry’s Fondation Louis Vuitton as seen by the three famous art historians: Ackerman, Lavin, and Bredekamp
Extensive illustration of its references to art and architectural history
With a foreword by Frank O. Gehry

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Prof. James S. Ackerman (1919 - 2016)

Prof. Horst Bredekamp, Humboldt University Berlin

Prof. Irving Lavin, Princeton University

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	3
Foreword Frank O. Gehry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	5
Introduction – Gehry Plays Kolja Thurner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	6
The Vuitton Foundation – Art, Architecture, Engineering James S. Ackerman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	12
FOG Magus – The Most Complicated Building ever Built Irving Lavin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	22
Water, Earth and Wind – A Ship Sailing from Within Horst Bredekamp Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	36
Voyage – Exploring the Ship a photo essay Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	48

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Language: English
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Audience: Architekten, Kunsthistoriker
Pages
- Main content: 96
Illustrations
- Coloured Illustrations: 90
Keywords: Frank O. Gehry; Fondation Louis Vuitton; Horst Bredekamp

eBook

Published: March 4, 2019
ISBN: 9783035617634

Hardcover

Published: March 4, 2019
ISBN: 9783035617580