Le Corbusier and Edgard Varèse: Poème électronique
The Philips Pavilion was a World’s Fair pavilion, part of Expo ‘58 in Brussels and was designed by the office of Le Corbusier. Commissioned by the Dutch electronics corporation, Philips, the exhibit was a multimedia spectacle that celebrating postwar technological progress. Iannis Xenakis, the famous experimental composer, was responsible for much of the experience.
Le Corbusier said he wanted to present a “poem in a bottle,” so he asked Edgard Varèse to write an electronic score for the installation, Poème électronique, which was heard on over 350 speakers and seen on multiple projections.
