{"id":269209,"date":"2026-01-05T23:01:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T23:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/269209\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T23:01:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T23:01:12","slug":"high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/269209\/","title":{"rendered":"High Museum of Art Announces Touring Exhibition on Isamu Noguchi\u2019s Design Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"js-image-size__link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037483\/high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work\/695b8669239d322b6e761897-high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work-photo\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%;\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"High Museum of Art Announces Touring Exhibition on Isamu Noguchi\u2019s Design Work - Image 1 of 9\" data-nr-picture-id=\"695b8669239d322b6e761897\" fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"454\" itemprop=\"image\" loading=\"eager\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037483\/high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work\/695b8669239d322b6e761897-high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work_1.jpg\" style=\"min-height: var(--featured-height, auto); aspect-ratio: auto 640 \/ 454\" width=\"640\"\/><\/a>Isamu Noguchi (design) with Shoji Sadao (architect), Play Equipment at Moerenuma Koen, 1988-2004, Sapporo, Japan. Image \u00a9 2025 The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York \/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York<\/p>\n<p>    Share<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<ul class=\"afd-share__networks clearfix\">\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a aria-label=\"Facebook\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"facebook_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1037483\" data-social=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037483\/high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n<p>Facebook<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a aria-label=\"Twitter\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"twitter_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1037483\" data-social=\"twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=High%20Museum%20of%20Art%20Announces%20Touring%20Exhibition%20on%20Isamu%20Noguchi%E2%80%99s%20Design%20Work&amp;url=https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037483\/high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work&amp;via=archdaily\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n<p>Twitter<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"email_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1037483\" data-social=\"email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=High Museum of Art Announces Touring Exhibition on Isamu Noguchi\u2019s Design Work&amp;body=https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037483\/high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work\"><\/a>\n<p>Mail<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a aria-label=\"Pinterest\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"pinterest_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1037483\" data-social=\"pinterest\" href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.archdaily.com%2F1037483%2Fhigh-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work&amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.adsttc.com%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2F695b%2F8669%2F239d%2F322b%2F6e76%2F1897%2Flarge_jpg%2Fhigh-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work_1.jpg%3F1767605875&amp;description=High%20Museum%20of%20Art%20Announces%20Touring%20Exhibition%20on%20Isamu%20Noguchi%E2%80%99s%20Design%20Work\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n<p>Pinterest<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a aria-label=\"Whatsapp\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-action=\"share\/whatsapp\/share\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"whatsapp_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1037483\" data-social=\"whatsapp\" href=\"whatsapp:\/\/send?text=High+Museum+of+Art+Announces+Touring+Exhibition+on+Isamu+Noguchi%E2%80%99s+Design+Work+%7C+https%3A%2F%2Fwww.archdaily.com%2F1037483%2Fhigh-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work%3Futm_source%3DWhatsapp%26utm_medium%3DIM%26utm_campaign%3Dshare-button\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a>\n<p>Whatsapp<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Or<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037483\/high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work<\/p>\n<p>The High Museum of Art in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/atlanta\/page\/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Atlanta<\/a> will present <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/isamu-noguchi\/page\/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Isamu Noguchi<\/a>: &#8220;I am not a designer&#8221; from April 10 to August 2, 2026. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/exhibition\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">exhibition<\/a> examines the design work of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/isamu-noguchi\/page\/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Isamu Noguchi <\/a>(1904\u20131988) across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/sculpture\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sculpture<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/furniture\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">furniture<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/lighting\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lighting<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/landscape\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">landscape<\/a>, and stage design, marking his first major design-focused retrospective in nearly 25 years. Following its presentation in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/atlanta\/page\/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Atlanta<\/a>, the exhibition will travel to the Peabody Essex Museum in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/salem\/page\/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Salem<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/massachusetts\/page\/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Massachusetts<\/a>, from September 19, 2026, to January 3, 2027, and to the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/rochester\/page\/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rochester<\/a> in spring 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"thumbs afd-desktop-e clearfix\"><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"695b8688b579db0d600a7587\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037483\/high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work\/695b8688b579db0d600a7587-high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work-photo\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"High Museum of Art Announces Touring Exhibition on Isamu Noguchi\u2019s Design Work - Image 2 of 9\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"695b8688b579db0d600a7587\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work_4.jpg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037483\/high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work\/695b8688b579db0d600a7587-high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work-photo\" title=\"Isamu Noguchi (American, 1904\u20131988); Lippincott\u2019s LLC (established 1966), fabricator, Play Sculpture, designed ca. 1966\u20131976; this example fabricated 2025, fabricator, painted steel, White Cube, Photo: David Westwood. Image \u00a9 2025 The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York \/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York\" width=\"125\"\/><\/a><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"695b87ddb579db0d600a7590\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037483\/high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work\/695b87ddb579db0d600a7590-high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work-photo\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"High Museum of Art Announces Touring Exhibition on Isamu Noguchi\u2019s Design Work - Image 3 of 9\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"695b87ddb579db0d600a7590\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work_9.jpg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037483\/high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work\/695b87ddb579db0d600a7590-high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work-photo\" title=\"Louise Dahl-Wolfe (American, 1895\u2013 1989), Isamu Noguchi, 1955, gelatin silver print. \u00a9 Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents. Image \u00a9 2025 The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York \/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York\" width=\"125\"\/><\/a><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"695b861bb579db0d600a7585\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037483\/high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work\/695b861bb579db0d600a7585-high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work-photo\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"High Museum of Art Announces Touring Exhibition on Isamu Noguchi\u2019s Design Work - Image 4 of 9\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"695b861bb579db0d600a7585\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767654070_105_high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work_1.jpg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037483\/high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work\/695b861bb579db0d600a7585-high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work-photo\" title=\"Isamu Noguchi with a Chess Table (IN-61), Coffee Table (IN-50), Statue, and The Queen in his MacDougal Alley studio, New York, from \u201cSculptor Noguchi Designs Free-Form Tables,\u201d House &amp; Garden, January 1948. The Noguchi Museum Archives, 143954. Photo: Geoffrey Baker. Image \u00a9 2025 The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York \/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York\" width=\"125\"\/><\/a><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"695b876eb579db0d600a758f\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037483\/high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work\/695b876eb579db0d600a758f-high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work-photo\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"High Museum of Art Announces Touring Exhibition on Isamu Noguchi\u2019s Design Work - Image 5 of 9\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"695b876eb579db0d600a758f\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work_5.jpg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037483\/high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work\/695b876eb579db0d600a758f-high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work-photo\" title=\"Isamu Noguchi (American, 1904\u20131988) with Pavilion Associates: Peter Floyd (American, 1922\u20132015) and Shoji Sadao (American, 1927\u20132019), architects; and John McHale (British, born Scotland, 1922\u20131978), exhibition designer, Model for US Pavilion Expo \u201970, 1968, plaster, wire, and paint, The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York. The Noguchi Museum Archives. Photo: Kevin Noble. Image \u00a9 2025 The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York \/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York\" width=\"125\"\/><\/a><a class=\"gallery-link afd-desktop-e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037483\/high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work\/695b8669239d322b6e761897-high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work-photo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"High Museum of Art Announces Touring Exhibition on Isamu Noguchi\u2019s Design Work - More Images\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work_1.jpg\" itemprop=\"image\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAUEBAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs=\"\/>+ 4<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"js-image-size__link lazy-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037483\/high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work\/695b8738b579db0d600a758e-high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work-photo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"High Museum of Art Announces Touring Exhibition on Isamu Noguchi\u2019s Design Work - Image 9 of 9\" data-nr-picture-id=\"695b8738b579db0d600a758e\" height=\"427\" itemprop=\"image\" loading=\"lazy\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037483\/high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work\/695b8738b579db0d600a758e-high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767654070_611_high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work_5.jpg\" width=\"640\"\/>Isamu Noguchi working on Akari prototypes in Japan, ca. 1951. The Noguchi Museum Archives. Image \u00a9 2025 The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York \/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/isamu-noguchi\/page\/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Noguchi<\/a>&#8216;s work consistently operated at the intersection of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/sculpture\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sculpture<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/architecture\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">architecture<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/landscape\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">landscape<\/a>. Born in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/los-angeles\/page\/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles<\/a> in 1904 and raised between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/country\/united-states\/page\/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United States<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/country\/japan\/page\/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Japan<\/a>, his bicultural background informed an approach that moved fluidly between artistic disciplines and geographic contexts. Over the course of his career, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/isamu-noguchi\/page\/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Noguchi<\/a> produced projects that extended beyond discrete objects to include gardens, playgrounds, plazas, stage environments, and architectural interiors. These works often addressed questions of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/public\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">public<\/a> use, material expression, and the relationship between built form and natural space.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"js-image-size__link lazy-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037483\/high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work\/695b876eb579db0d600a758f-high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work-photo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"High Museum of Art Announces Touring Exhibition on Isamu Noguchi\u2019s Design Work - Image 5 of 9\" data-nr-picture-id=\"695b876eb579db0d600a758f\" height=\"427\" itemprop=\"image\" loading=\"lazy\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037483\/high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work\/695b876eb579db0d600a758f-high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767654071_254_high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work_5.jpg\" width=\"640\"\/>Isamu Noguchi (American, 1904\u20131988) with Pavilion Associates: Peter Floyd (American, 1922\u20132015) and Shoji Sadao (American, 1927\u20132019), architects; and John McHale (British, born Scotland, 1922\u20131978), exhibition designer, Model for US Pavilion Expo \u201970, 1968, plaster, wire, and paint, The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York. The Noguchi Museum Archives. Photo: Kevin Noble. Image \u00a9 2025 The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York \/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/exhibition\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">exhibition<\/a> positions design as an integral and sustained component of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/isamu-noguchi\/page\/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Noguchi<\/a>&#8216;s practice, rather than a secondary activity separate from his sculptural work. Organized thematically, it foregrounds how architectural thinking, such as spatial organization, structural elements, and human interaction, informed projects across scales. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/exhibition\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">exhibition<\/a> is co-curated by Monica Obniski, Curator of Decorative Arts and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/design\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Design<\/a> at the High Museum of Art, and independent curator and sculpture scholar Marin R. Sullivan, and brings together nearly 200 objects from international institutional and private collections.<\/p>\n<p>  Related Article <a class=\"rel-article__link\" data-insights-category=\"related-article\" data-insights-label=\"3\" data-insights-value=\"1037483\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037450\/coming-together-exhibition-in-washington-explores-post-pandemic-transformations-of-community-and-public-spaces?ad_medium=widget&amp;ad_name=related-article&amp;ad_content=1037483\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cComing Together\u201d Exhibition in Washington Explores Post-Pandemic Transformations of Community and Public Spaces<\/a>  <a class=\"js-image-size__link lazy-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037483\/high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work\/695b856b239d322b6e761896-high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work-photo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"High Museum of Art Announces Touring Exhibition on Isamu Noguchi\u2019s Design Work - Image 6 of 9\" data-nr-picture-id=\"695b856b239d322b6e761896\" height=\"427\" itemprop=\"image\" loading=\"lazy\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037483\/high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work\/695b856b239d322b6e761896-high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767654071_146_high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work_1.jpg\" width=\"640\"\/>Isamu Noguchi (American, 1904\u20131988), Model for Play Mountain [unrealized], 1933, plaster, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, purchase with funds from the Decorative Arts Acquisition Endowment, 2024.. Image \u00a9 2025 The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York \/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York<\/a><\/p>\n<p>An introductory gallery presents works that establish the breadth and chronology of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/isamu-noguchi\/page\/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Noguchi<\/a>&#8216;s spatial investigations. These include the plaster model for Play Mountain (1933), a proposal to transform a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/page\/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York City<\/a> block into an abstract playground composed of topographic and architectural elements. Recently acquired by the High, the model has not been publicly displayed since the 1930s. Also included is Wounded Rock (1981), a late stone sculpture that reflects Noguchi&#8217;s continued exploration of form, material, and landscape. The section titled Making Multiples examines <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/isamu-noguchi\/page\/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Noguchi<\/a>&#8216;s engagement with industrial production and modular design, situating furniture and lighting within broader architectural contexts. Works include early design projects as well as well-known pieces such as the IN-50 coffee table for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/herman-miller\/page\/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Herman Miller<\/a> (1944) and rocking stools produced by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/knoll\/page\/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Knoll<\/a> in the mid-1950s. Archival materials document collaborations with figures including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/buckminster-fuller\/page\/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">R. Buckminster Fuller<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/kenzo-tange\/page\/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kenz\u014d Tange<\/a>, situating these objects within <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/isamu-noguchi\/page\/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Noguchi<\/a>&#8216;s wider architectural and spatial thinking.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"js-image-size__link lazy-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037483\/high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work\/695b861bb579db0d600a7585-high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work-photo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"High Museum of Art Announces Touring Exhibition on Isamu Noguchi\u2019s Design Work - Image 4 of 9\" data-nr-picture-id=\"695b861bb579db0d600a7585\" height=\"427\" itemprop=\"image\" loading=\"lazy\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037483\/high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work\/695b861bb579db0d600a7585-high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767654072_123_high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work_1.jpg\" width=\"640\"\/>Isamu Noguchi with a Chess Table (IN-61), Coffee Table (IN-50), Statue, and The Queen in his MacDougal Alley studio, New York, from \u201cSculptor Noguchi Designs Free-Form Tables,\u201d House &amp; Garden, January 1948. The Noguchi Museum Archives, 143954. Photo: Geoffrey Baker. Image \u00a9 2025 The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York \/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Elements of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/architecture\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Architecture<\/a> focuses on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/isamu-noguchi\/page\/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Noguchi<\/a>&#8216;s engagement with architectural principles through lighting, interiors, and stage design. Maquettes, models, and sketches illustrate his interest in columns, walls, ceilings, and enclosures, as well as projects developed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/country\/japan\/page\/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Japan<\/a>. The section also includes the stage set for Martha Graham&#8217;s Seraphic Dialogue (1955), which has not been exhibited since the 1960s. The final section, Shaping Spaces, addresses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/isamu-noguchi\/page\/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Noguchi<\/a>&#8216;s work in landscape and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/public-architecture\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">public architecture<\/a>. Models, drawings, and visual materials document playgrounds conceived from the 1930s onward, including Playscapes (1976) in Atlanta&#8217;s Piedmont Park. Additional materials examine landscape projects, such as the Jardin Japonais at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/unesco\/page\/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UNESCO<\/a> headquarters in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/paris\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paris<\/a> (1956\u20131958) and large-scale civic works, along <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/detroit\/page\/1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Detroit<\/a>&#8216;s riverfront. A film by the architecture studio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/938199\/film-is-the-next-best-thing-for-architecture-interview-with-spirit-of-space?ad_source=search&amp;ad_medium=projects_tab&amp;ad_source=search&amp;ad_medium=search_result_all\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spirit of Space<\/a> documents selected garden and public projects, emphasizing their spatial and environmental qualities.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"js-image-size__link lazy-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037483\/high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work\/695b86ef239d322b6e7618a2-high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work-photo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"High Museum of Art Announces Touring Exhibition on Isamu Noguchi\u2019s Design Work - Image 7 of 9\" data-nr-picture-id=\"695b86ef239d322b6e7618a2\" height=\"427\" itemprop=\"image\" loading=\"lazy\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037483\/high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work\/695b86ef239d322b6e7618a2-high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767654072_433_high-museum-of-art-announces-touring-exhibition-on-isamu-noguchis-design-work_5.jpg\" width=\"640\"\/>Isamu Noguchi testing his Slide Mantra as part of Isamu Noguchi: What is Sculpture? at the 1986 Venice Biennale, 1986. The Noguchi Museum Archives. Image \u00a9 2025 The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York \/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In other exhibition news, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037450\/coming-together-exhibition-in-washington-explores-post-pandemic-transformations-of-community-and-public-spaces\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Coming Together: Reimagining America&#8217;s Downtowns at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., examines current transformations in U.S. downtowns, focusing on community-led approaches to alternative urban futures<\/a>. In Shenzhen, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1037409\/zaha-hadid-architects-explores-ai-driven-design-at-architecture-of-possibility-exhibition-in-shenzhen-china\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Architecture of Possibility: Zaha Hadid Architects, on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning (MOCAUP) until April 10, 2026, presents a chronological and thematic overview of the studio&#8217;s work, emphasizing its multidisciplinary research and design processes.<\/a> Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1036610\/the-cca-launches-a-comprehensive-research-initiative-and-exhibition-on-modern-architecture-in-china\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Canadian Centre for Architecture has initiated a new research project with M+ in Hong Kong titled How Modern: Biographies of Architecture in China 1949\u20131979, unfolding through an exhibition at the CCA&#8217;s Main Galleries until April 5, 2026.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Isamu Noguchi (design) with Shoji Sadao (architect), Play Equipment at Moerenuma Koen, 1988-2004, Sapporo, Japan. 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