Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release is activated by dancers interacting with six “training devices” that Fernandes modeled on the Rocking Chair that Isamu Noguchi created for Martha Graham’s Appalachian Spring (1944), as well as Noguchi’s sculptures throughout the installation.

Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release is activated by dancers interacting with six “training devices” that Fernandes modeled on the Rocking Chair that Isamu Noguchi created for Martha Graham’s Appalachian Spring (1944), as well as Noguchi’s sculptures throughout the installation.

Families with children ages 2–11 are invited to explore the galleries and participate in art-making activities in the studio.

第一金曜日には日本語ツアーを提供いたします

For families with children ages 5-11. Space is limited and advance registration is required.

To mark the closing weekend of Contract and Release, artist Brendan Fernandes and Senior Curator Dakin Hart lead an exhibition tour followed by a final performance featuring the full cast of six dancers.

For families with children ages 2-4. Space is limited and advance registration is required.

Join a discussion focused on Isamu Noguchi’s Composition for Arrivals Building, Idlewild Airport, 1956.

Learn about Isamu Noguchi’s artistic process, then explore techniques for carving soft stone in the studio.