Isamu Noguchi: "I Am Not A Designer"

A major retrospective (High Museum, Peabody Essex, & University of Rochester) offers a new perspective on the work of Noguchi, whose remarkable design and artistic legacy encompasses sculpture, lighting, furniture, ceramics, public plazas, and garden design.

The catalogue includes a contribution by Ken Tadashi Oshima, professor in the department of architecture at the University of Washington, along with more than twenty in-depth essays and shorter vignettes by an impressive international roster of scholars and curators, addressing all aspects of Noguchi’s design practice. In addition, a rich and diverse selection of more than 250 archival and contemporary images depict the works in the exhibition as well as illuminate and expand on Noguchi’s exceptional career.

Essential reading for Noguchi fans, this book also appeals to lovers of modern art, mid-twentieth-century architecture and design, and the creative ethos that imbues everything Noguchi.

368pp, 9.75 x 10.8 inches