Isamu Noguchi: A Sculpture for Sculpture: The Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden (Museum of Fine Arts, Houston)
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (641 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300138911 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 168 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Noguchi's genius as the setting for world-class sculptors" according to Glenn Ralston. This is truly a remarkable volume in presenting the Noguchi genius as a superb setting for world-class sculptors. The greatest sculptors of modern times grab our attention in his natural, breathtaking settings as though captured in a moment personal only to our self alone.I note again that Valerie J. Fletcher's description of his "United State's education" does nothing to dispel the dominant ignorance that he was like
ALISON DE LIMA GREENE is curator for contemporary art and special projects at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Two essays by leading experts on Noguchi and landscape architecture illuminate the history of the garden and its creator, and scholarly catalogue entries shed light on all twenty-three of the sculptures exhibited within this remarkable one-acre site.. For the past two decades the garden has offered a perfect setting to feature sculptures from the museum's outstanding collection and for masterworks on loan. This handsome book maps the sense of discovery and rediscovery that the Cullen Sculpture Garden instills in every visitor. Created by the renowned modernist artist and landscape architect Isamu Noguchi (1904–1988), the Cullen Sculpture Garden at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, has grown into one of the most important sculpture parks in America
About the AuthorALISON DE LIMA GREENE is curator for contemporary art and special projects at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.