biografia di Isamu NOGUCHI (1904-1988)
Personal data
Birth : 11/17/1904 - Los Angeles CA California, United States
Death : 12/30/1988 - New York NY New York, United States
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : United States
Education
1924 : Leonardo da Vinci Art School – New York NY, United States
Professional data
Work and Life
1981:Construction of the Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum
1980:Creation of the Isamu Noguchi Foundation
1927:Travels to Paris where he works as Brancusi’s assistant
1923:Returns to California
1907:Returns to Japan
Work
Categorie and medium
Sculpture-Volume : Bronze - Marble - Metal 
Drawing-Watercolor : Charcoal/paper Movements and styles
AbstractionAmerican Abstraction 1910-1960
Works
| Tiger | |
| Date of creation : 1952 Medium : Sandstone Size : 10 x 15 x 5 inch | |
| War | |
| Date of creation : 1952 Medium : Sandstone Size : 28 x 12 inch | |
| The Queen | |
| Date of creation : 1931 Medium : Terracotta Size : 115 x 40 x 40 cm | |
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2005
Sculptural Design
Seattle Art Museum – Seattle WA, United States
06/09/2005 – 09/05/2005
Maitre Sculpteur
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden – Washington DC, United States
02/10/2005 – 05/08/2005
2003
Retrospective
Kunsthal Rotterdam – Rotterdam, Netherlands
2003 – 09/07/2003
Isamu Noguchi and Modern Japanese Ceramics
Japan Society Gallery – New York NY, United States
10/09/2003 – 01/11/2004
2002
Sculptural Design
Maison de la culture du Japon – Paris, France
09/24/2002 – 12/14/2002
Sculpture & Nature – bringing the garden into the gallery
Isamu Noguchi Museum – Long Island NY, United States
06/29/2002 – 11/25/2002
MNCARS Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía – Madrid, Spain
05/21/2002 – 08/26/2002
1978
Walker Art Center – Minneapolis MN, United States
1978
1968
Retrospective
Whitney Museum of American Art – New York NY, United States
1968
1959
Stable Gallery – New York NY, United States
1959
1954
Stable Gallery – New York NY, United States
1954
1949
Egan Gallery – New York NY, United States
1949
1929
Eugene Schoen Gallery – New York NY, United States
1929
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
2004
FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain, n°31
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/21/2004 – 10/25/2004
Represented by : Galerie Eric Philippe – 25, galerie Véro-Dodat – Paris, France
Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Pacewildenstein – 32 East 57th Street – New York NY, United States
2003
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : Gemini G.E.L. LLC – 8365 Melrose Avenue – Los Angeles CA, United States
Art Chicago 2003
Navy Pier’s Festival Hall – Chicago IL, United States
05/09/2003 – 05/12/2003
Represented by : James Goodman Gallery – 41 East 57th Street, Suite 802 – New York NY, United States
2002
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/05/2002 – 12/08/2002
Represented by : James Goodman Gallery – 41 East 57th Street, Suite 802 – New York NY, United States
2001
Art Basel Miami Beach: cancelled
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/13/2001 – 12/16/2001
Represented by : Locks Gallery – 600 Washington Square South – Philadelphia PA, United States
Artpalmbeach – 4th Modern & Contemporary Art Fair
International Pavilion of the Palm Beaches – West Palm Beach FL, United States
01/10/2001 – 01/15/2001
Represented by : James Goodman Gallery – 41 East 57th Street, Suite 802 – New York NY, United States
Group exhibitions
2004
DESIGN – ART: Functional Objects from Donald Judd to Rachel Whiteread
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum – New York NY, United States
09/10/2004 – 02/27/2005
2002
American Modern, 1925-1940: Design For a New Age
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts – Philadelphia PA, United States
01/12/2002 – 04/02/2002
1997
Masterworks from the Florene May Schoenborn Bequest
MoMA Museum of Modern Art – New York NY, United States
02/06/1997 – 03/11/1997
1986
42° Biennale di Venezia
Giardini di Castello / Arsenale – Venice VE, Italy
1986
1964
Documenta III
Museum Fridericianum, Orangerie, Alte Galerie – Kassel, Germany
06/27/1964 – 10/05/1964
1959
Documenta II – Kunst nach 1945
Museum Fridericianum, Orangerie, Schloss Bellevue – Kassel, Germany
07/11/1959 – 10/11/1959
Bibliography (Selected)
On the artist
Periodicals
2003
KOPLOS Janet – Reciprocal Debts
in: Art in America n° 12 p. 88
New York NY, United States
12/2003
BRAKEWOOD John Peter – Isamu Noguchi, le design sculptural
in: Art Actuel n° 29 p. 80
Paris, France
11/2003-12/2003
2002
Art Review
London, United Kingdom
12/2001-01/2002
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