From sculpture to set design, ceramics to chess, a new exhibition at the Barbican proves that Isamu Noguchi was much more than just a lighting designer
Isamu Noguchi Late 40s with "The Queen" 1931 I saw this exhibition Isamu Noguchi and Modern Japanese Ceramics 7 years ago in NYC at the Jap...
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About An early "Rudder" table by Isamu Noguchi. In birch and zinc-plated steel. Designed in 1949. With an asymmetrical form—balanced on two hairpin legs and a third, rudder-like fin—the Rudder table is one of several iconic designs created for Herman Miller by Japanese-American artist and designer Isamu Noguchi starting in 1947.
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Isamu Noguchi Late 40s with "The Queen" 1931 I saw this exhibition Isamu Noguchi and Modern Japanese Ceramics 7 years ago in NYC at the Jap...
With a body of work spanning sculpture, dance, furniture, lightning, and landscapes, Isamu Noguchi is one of the most revered figures in the 20th-century canon. Buckminster Fuller once called described him as "a scientist-artist…one of the rare question-askers and responders" and others have said he's a traditional sculptor who makes contemporary images that relate to history. Historian Martin Friedman notes that "his large-scale architectural conceptions have more in common with the awesome structures of Mesoamerica, Borobudur, and Angkor Wat than current forms." Here, we take a look at four of his public spaces, which feature abstracted forms, monolithic elements, organic influences, and visual references to history.
