& # 039; Man in the glass house & # 039; Examine an architect of the 20th century
& # 039; Man in the glass house & # 039; Examine an architect of the 20th century
& # 039; Man in the glass house & # 039; Examine an architect of the 20th century
Philip Johnson, the founding director of the department of architecture and design of the Museum of Modern Art, spared no words.
Of the heiress Blanchette Rockefeller, for whom she designed a New York City center, she said: "I do not think she knows anything about architecture, she never will, she never did." He did not skimp, commenting on the peak of his fame: "I'm a whore, and I get paid very well for the construction of high-rise buildings."
"The Man in the Glass House," which will be published on Tuesday, makes Johnson, who He died in 2005 at 98 years old., in all its glory and ignominy.
Philip Johnson's glass house in New Canaan, Conn.
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"He lived basically the entire American century, and his life reflected that century in many ways," said Mark Lamster, author of the biography. "Writing about him was an incredible lens to look at America and architecture."
The title of the book comes from the Glass house, a home that Johnson designed for himself in New Canaan, Connecticut. "Here, Johnson was able to make a manifesto on all his ideas," said Mr. Lamster, architecture critic and associate professor at the University of Texas at Arlington.
In his 20s and 30s, Johnson was a defender of fascism and Nazism, but later he rejected them. He had no qualms about borrowing the ideas of other architects or ruining his work, which resulted in hot and cold professional relationships, but he also mentored young stars such as Frank Gehry and Robert A.M. Stern.
Always entertained and always dazzled by the new, Johnson could not resist gossip, fast cars or smart clothes. He accumulated a world-class art collection, often on the advice of his partner, David Whitney.
In 1958, a fire at the Museum of Modern Art damaged or destroyed several works. An electrician was killed in the fire and dozens of firefighters were injured.
Johnson's donations were unharmed, but he was shaken. "I do not care about people," he said, "it's the art that worries me."
"The man in the glass house" comes out on Tuesday.
Write to Brenda Cronin in brenda.cronin@wsj.com
It appeared in the print edition of November 5, 2018 as 'An architect of the twentieth century'.
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