A two-volume archival excavation of Noguchi's enduring relationship
with Greece
Noguchi and Greece, Greece and Noguchi examines the relationship
between one of the 20th century's most celebrated artists, Isamu Noguchi
(1904-88), and the Mediterranean country he regularly visited for
decades through the lens of Objects of Common Interest (OoCI). This
two-volume set considers the influence of Greek culture on Noguchi's
work, and the metamorphosing identity he established from engaging with
multiple cultures, diverse practitioners and a variety of mediums.
Letters, photographs, sketches and words from the artist himself--some
never seen before now--reveal the intimate relationship Noguchi had with
Greece. New writings explore the Japanese American interdisciplinarian's
creative community, including futurist Buckminster Fuller and
choreographer Martha Graham; while contemporary visual essays
reinterpret Noguchi's enduring legacy across today's design and art
practices.
New texts delve into Noguchi's fruitful collaborations with his creative
community, including futurist architect Buckminster Fuller and
choreographer Martha Graham, and reinterprets Noguchi's enduring legacy
across today's design and art practices. Featured texts provided by
Diane Apostolos-Cappadona, Hsiao-Yun Chu, Dakin Hart, Noguchi, Fuller,
Jannis Varelas, Dr Nicholas Paissios and Katerina Koskina. Visual
responses to OoCI's work, in conversation with Noguchi's ever-evolving
practice, come from photographers Marco Arguello, Iwan Baan, Yiannis
Bournias, Lauren Coleman, Brian W Ferry, Adrianna Glaviano, Brooke
Holmes, Naho Kubota, Mathjis Labadie, Jana Romanova, Omar Sator,
Matthieu Salvaing and Stefanos Tsakiris.
Noguchi and Greece, Greece and Noguchi is an extension of a research
and exhibition project initiated by OoCI with the Noguchi Museum in New
York.
