AV_CTE_069H_1991_02

46m 22.0s

Interview with Governor Masanori Kaneko continues. Hiroshima Bridge Railings; Hiroshima, Japan (310) – Sunken Garden for Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library (503) – saw Masayaki Nagare and Noguchi in same collection – Variations on a Millstone #1 (544) – Noguchi said Japanese didn’t appreciate what they had – Governor’s friendship with artists. Interview with Tadashi Yamamoto begins at 15:55 after a brief audio drop out. Martin Friedman introduces Jeremy Strick, explains context of visit – National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institute – trying to better understand background for Noguchi’s work in Japan – How Yamamoto came to know Noguchi – Noguchi came to source material for Black Sun (505) – introduced through Masanori Kaneko – knew of Noguchi because of Gardens for UNESCO (428) – lots of attention on Noguchi – it was Yamamoto’s idea to introduce Masatoshi Izumi to Noguchi – Noguchi’s relationship to Takamatsu – Noguchi’s design process – designing a museum – Noguchi in India – Noguchi’s relationship with architects – Louis Kahn – Zen and philosophy

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