Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) is widely considered among the most important sculptors and designers of his day. His definition of sculpture was a broad one, and he therefore not only created sculptures, but also designed stage sets, luminaries, furniture and public spaces; effectively bridging the gap between fine and applied arts. This publication features an article on Noguchi's interiors and furniture, explores his relationship with Brancusi and the New York art world. The artist's landscape designs and Japanese and American ...
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Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) is widely considered among the most important sculptors and designers of his day. His definition of sculpture was a broad one, and he therefore not only created sculptures, but also designed stage sets, luminaries, furniture and public spaces; effectively bridging the gap between fine and applied arts. This publication features an article on Noguchi's interiors and furniture, explores his relationship with Brancusi and the New York art world. The artist's landscape designs and Japanese and American influences are also examined. As well as a personal retrospective by Shoji Sadao, who worked wth Moguchi for many years, there is an homage by his close friend R. Buckminster Fuller and also an unpublished article by the artist himself.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. A near fine copy of the first edition hardcover in jacket. 317, [3] pages. Catalogue of the traveling exhibition, organized by the Vitra Design Museum in cooperation with the Isamu Noguchi Foundation, at 7 UK and European institutions in all (not counting the US and Japanese institutions). Notable for Noguchi's essay 'Sculpture as Invention' and for the biographical essay by R. Buckminster Fuller. Introduction by Jochen Eisenbrand, Katarina V. Posch and Alexander von Vegesack; contributions by Anna G. Chave and 8 others; biographical chronology, contributors' biographies, bibliographical references and index. Over 200 Color & B/w Photographs.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 3931936325. B&W and Color Photographs; 4to 11"-13" tall; 317 pages; 2002 Vitra Design Museum. Oversized HC/DJ. 1st Edition. Tightly bound and very neath in crisp edged and uniformy bright pictorial dust jacket. Trace dust spotting top edge and a hint of shelf evidence to jacket edges. Profusely illustrated with B&W and color photographs. Contents clean, bright, and unmarked. Looks and feels unread and just about as new. Published to coincide with travelling exhibition of Noguchi's multi-disciplinary work. NF/NF...Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping.