Museum of stones : ancient and contemporary art at the Noguchi Museum /
Hart, Dakin,organizer,editor,writer of supplementary textual content.
Kirsch, Matt,writer of supplementary textual content.
Scheier-Dolberg, Joseph,writer of supplementary textual content.
Dixon, Jenny,1950-writer of foreword.
Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum,host institution.
"Using the sculpture of Isamu Noguchi and the setting of his titular museum as a point of departure, this book looks at the various ways artists from across the world have explored the place of rock and stone in human culture, taking inspiration from American-born artist Jimmie Durham's opinion that sculpture and architecture in the West "denature" stone. Photography of the artworks installed in The Noguchi Museum beautifully represents the unique and thoughtful meeting of Isamu Noguchi's sculpture with that of contemporary artists and ancient examples from East and West"--
Published to accompany the exhibition Museum of Stones held at The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York, October 7, 2015-January 10, 2016.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword and acknowledgments / Jenny Dixon -- Museum of stones: an introduction / Dakin Hart -- The search for stones / Matt Kirsch -- The story of stones: a record of obsession in four vignettes / Joseph Scheier-Dolberg -- Installation photographs -- Exhibition checklist -- Index.
"Using the sculpture of Isamu Noguchi and the setting of his titular museum as a point of departure, this book looks at the various ways artists from across the world have explored the place of rock and stone in human culture, taking inspiration from American-born artist Jimmie Durham's opinion that sculpture and architecture in the West "denature" stone. Photography of the artworks installed in The Noguchi Museum beautifully represents the unique and thoughtful meeting of Isamu Noguchi's sculpture with that of contemporary artists and ancient examples from East and West"--
Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988
Stone in art
Sculpture, Modern
Sculpture, Modern
ART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General.
ART / Sculpture & Installation.
ART / History / Contemporary (1945-)
ART / Techniques / Sculpting.