{"id":607,"date":"2013-09-09T10:10:15","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T10:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.viacapitalevendu.com\/en\/blog\/?p=607"},"modified":"2013-09-09T10:10:15","modified_gmt":"2013-09-09T10:10:15","slug":"blame-it-on-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.viacapitalevendu.com\/blogue\/en\/blame-it-on-rock\/","title":{"rendered":"Blame it on Rock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>John Lennon said \u201cRock and roll will change the world.\u201d He wasn\u2019t wrong. The devil\u2019s music, as everyone loved to call it in the 50s, changed the cultural habits of millions of people around the world. \u201cThe first time I heard the Beatles, I knew that the world would never be the same,\u201d said Gabriel Garcia Marquez, author of <i>Love in the time of cholera<\/i> and <i>100 years of solitude<\/i> and winner of a Nobel prize for literature.<\/p>\n<p>Rock and roll has left its mark on the world of decoration. Pop Art has brought us the classic rock and roll design: jukebox, black and white tile floor, Coca Cola bottle, Cadillac, lithographs featuring Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, John Lennon, rubbing shoulders with actors of the period like James Dean and Marlon Brando.<\/p>\n<p>Did rock and roll influence architecture? At first glance, no. Unless it\u2019s part of a modern movement by serving as inspiration for an architect looking for a new style. However, some buildings do have a rock and roll look, like the Experience Music Project (EMP). But the design is more 70s psychedelic rock than light frou-frou rock and roll of the 50s.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_588\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-588\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.viacapitalevendu.com\/blogue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/inusite2_septembre_2013.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-588\" style=\"margin: 1px\" alt=\"inusite2_septembre_2013\" src=\"https:\/\/www.viacapitalevendu.com\/blogue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/inusite2_septembre_2013.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"262\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">EMPSFM de Cacophony, Wikipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t get me wrong. The building wasn\u2019t designed by old hippies who refuse to let the 60s die. The man who financed the project is none other than Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft with Bill Gates, a multi-billionaire today. Allen is crazy about rock and guitarist Jimi Hendrix is one of his idols. Like Hendrix, Allen was born in Seattle, where the building is also located.<\/p>\n<p>Who\u2019s the architect that designed the <i>Experience Music Project<\/i>? Frank Gehry, a legend among contemporary architects. He designed the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and the famous Dancing House in Prague, two buildings previously discussed on Casarazzi\u2019s blog. Born in Toronto, Gehry is considered a master of the twisted.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_587\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-587\" style=\"width: 384px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.viacapitalevendu.com\/blogue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/inusite_septembre_2013.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-587   \" style=\"margin: 1px\" alt=\"inusite_septembre_2013\" src=\"https:\/\/www.viacapitalevendu.com\/blogue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/inusite_septembre_2013.jpg\" width=\"384\" height=\"259\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">EMPSFM, Wikipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You\u2019re probably wondering what the building represents. Here\u2019s the story. Frank Gehry dismantled an electric guitar and used an application to rework it. Jimi Hendrix liked to burn and smash his guitars during concerts. That was when rockers didn\u2019t realize how much damage downers and drugs could cause.<\/p>\n<p>The building\u2019s outside wall contains 4000 individually cut stainless steel and aluminum panels. Each one is different.<\/p>\n<p>The <i>Experience Music Project <\/i>houses a cultural centre, a concert hall, an interactive rock and roll museum and a science fiction museum. It was built in 2000 at a cost of $240 million. It contains 80,000 objects mostly related to rock music.<\/p>\n<p>Some people might consider all that money to be a waste. It\u2019s true that the building has already made the Forbes magazine list of the ten ugliest buildings in the world. It\u2019s even been compared to hemorrhoids. But for every detractor, there\u2019s someone who considers it to be genius.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t matter if you like it or not. The important thing to remember is that it\u2019s an extremely unusual building.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>References:<br \/>\nFrench Wikipedia article for Experience Music Project<\/p>\n<p>English Wikipedia article for Frank Gehry<\/p>\n<p>English Wikipedia article for Paul Allen<\/p>\n<p>English Wikipedia article for Experience Music Project<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Lennon said \u201cRock and roll will change the world.\u201d He wasn\u2019t wrong. 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