04 Feb – 13 Sep 2026
New York City, USA
noguchi.org
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In 1922, Isamu Noguchi arrived in New York, a city that remained central to his life and work despite long periods abroad. Many of his best-known sculptures were made there, alongside proposals and ideas shaped by the city’s shifting cultural and political conditions.
The exhibition considers how New York informed Noguchi’s thinking and materials, while also tracing his efforts to shape public space through projects for communal use, several of which faced resistance from city leadership, including Robert Moses. Organized on the 40th anniversary of The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, the presentation also reflects on the museum as a lasting contribution to the city.
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