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The White Gunas (Abstract Sculpture),1946
Isamu Noguchi
American, 1904-1988
White marble, 5 units
65-1/2 x 25-1/2 x 15-1/2 in. (166.4 x 64.8 x 39.4 cm)
Banraisha was designed by Yoshiro Taniguchi and Isamu Noguchi.
This building had been KeioUniversity.
It was demolished.
Noguchi
(September 2021 — January 2022)
An exhibition celebrating Japanese American sculptor Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988), one of the most experimental and pioneering artists of the 20th century.
Noguchi explores the kaleidoscopic career of a true artistic polymath. This exhibition, which is his first touring retrospective in Europe for 20 years, focuses on Noguchi as a global citizen and his risk-taking approach to sculpture as a living environment.
‘Everything is sculpture. Any material, any idea without hindrance born into space, I consider sculpture.'
Over 150 works are presented, including an extraordinary range of sculptures – made in stone, ceramics, wood and aluminium – as well as theatre set designs, playground models, furniture and lighting.
Embracing social, environmental and spiritual consciousness, Noguchi believed sculpture could 'be a vital force in our everyday life' and saw art 'as something which teaches human beings how to become more human.'
[Barbican Centre]
Another view of the Horace E. Dodge Memorial Fountain.
I'd looked at photos of this thing for years before ever getting to see it, and it turned out to be way cooler and bigger than I'd imagined it being. This was a satisfying pilgrimage.
Detroit, MI.