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Noguchi East and West Dore Ashton

Noguchi East and West By Dore Ashton

Noguchi East and West by Dore Ashton


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Summary

This is a biography and critical study of the Japanese-American sculptor and designer, which maps the milestones of Noguchi's career and describes how the cultures of Japan and the USA acted upon his sculptures, gardens, public spaces and stage decors.

Noguchi East and West Summary

Noguchi East and West by Dore Ashton

The life of the Japanese-American sculptor and designer Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) was an unending spiritual and physical voyage between the two cultures of his birthright. In this definitive biography and critical study, Dore Ashton maps Noguchi's spiritual journey both in the events of his life and in the milestones of his art: the sculptures, gardens, public spaces, and stage decors that gained force and significance from his double heritage.

About Dore Ashton

Dore Ashton is Professor of Art History at the Cooper Union and author or editor of 30 books on art and culture including The New York School: A Cultural Reckoning, A Critical Study of Philip Guston, and A Fable of Modern Art, available from University of California Press.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments

Introduction
Early Wander-Years
The Search for Old Japan
Toward a Theater of Two Worlds
From Private to Public and Back
A Migratory Ulysses
A Crucial Journey
The Tradition of the Ever New and Ever Old
Pilgrim and Missionary
The Way Back: Paris and New York
The World in a Single Sculpture
Great Beginnings and Grand Projects
Cosmos out of Chaos
Toward the Resolution of Spaces
We Are a Landscape of All We Know
Last Metaphors
Conclusion

Chronology
Sources
Bibliography
Index

A color insert, with special photographs by Denise Brown Hare

Additional information

GOR005660318
9780520083400
0520083407
Noguchi East and West by Dore Ashton
Used - Very Good
Paperback
University of California Press
19930901
354
N/A
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