Barbican Art Gallery, LondonPlayful, abstract, made in the aftermath of war... what unites the Japanese American sculptor's all-embracing work - the art, the furniture, the ballet sets - is his sheer joy of making If Isamu Noguchi (1904-88) hadn't been a designer, his work as a sculptor would mostly be forgettable. It shows both a beautiful sensitivity to materials and an informed awareness of other artists of his time - Brancusi (for whom Noguchi briefly worked), Picasso, Duchamp, Calder, Max E...
Barbican Art Gallery, LondonPlayful, abstract, made in the aftermath of war... what unites the Japanese American sculptor's all-embracing work - the art, the furniture, the ballet sets - is his sheer joy of making If Isamu Noguchi (1904-88) hadn't been a designer, his work as a sculptor would mostly be forgettable. It shows both a beautiful sensitivity to materials and an informed awareness of other artists of his time - Brancusi (for whom Noguchi briefly worked), Picasso, Duchamp, Calder, Max E...
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