Isamu Noguchi interviewed by Takashi Oka. Part 2 of 4.
November 1986
Identifier
AV_CTE_003B_1986_01
Duration
24m 43.0s
Description
Examining photographs provided by Noguchi’s Japanese family - Michio Noguchi. Noguchi discusses working in various sculptural materials - importance of place to the handling of particular material. Momo Taro at Storm King Art Center. Noguchi’s reluctance to be confined to one medium. Noguchi’s Japanese and American identities - transnationalism. The 1986 Venice Biennale - Henry Geldzahler. Playgrounds - Robert Moses - ideal of play and community. Playscapes, Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Georgia (749) - Philip A. Hart Plaza, Detroit, Michigan (726) - Bayfront Park, Miami, Florida (941). Creating Shinto (745) for the Bank of Tokyo - Working with Nobutaka Ashihara - subsequent destruction of sculpture - importance of site-specificity. Position of Japan in the global community - challenges to European values - Westernization in Japan. Originally in art - Akari - working in stone - danger of over-specialization in the arts and design. After the end of the formal interview, a short discussion about Noguchi’s home and design of heating system. Comparisons with New York apartment and studio.
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