Lisa Yin Zhang, former Curatorial Intern, will present new research on the life, work, and intellectual world of writer and translator Léonie Gilmour (1874–1933), Isamu Noguchi’s mother.

Kate Wiener, Assistant Curator, will lead a presentation on selected objects from Isamu Noguchi’s collectibles — his personal collection of objects ranging from musical instruments to ancient artifacts from around the world.

Matthew Kirsch, Curator of Research and Digital Content, will present Isamu Noguchi’s photographs from his travels throughout Europe and Asia in 1949–50.

Alex Ross, Managing Editor, The Isamu Noguchi Catalogue Raisonné, will lead a discussion on the public art competitions that Isamu Noguchi participated in during the 1930s.

Dakin Hart, Senior Curator, will lead an in-depth look at the 26 galvanized steel editions that Isamu Noguchi made for Gemini G.E.L. in the early 1980s — one of Noguchi’s largest and least understood bodies of work.

In his mid-twenties, Isamu Noguchi was a regular patron at Harlem clubs and speakeasies where he mingled with prominent African American artists and performers. A portrait bust of Gladys Bentley, a female drag performer (1929), and a sculpture titled Black Boy (c. 1934) were among Noguchi’s works created during this period. Join a Noguchi Museum Educator in an interactive virtual learning program exploring these early works, and consider questions of cultural appreciation and appropriation.

第一金曜日には日本語ツアーを提供いたします

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.

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

Join a museum educator in the galleries and discuss the Brendan Fernandes: Contract and Release performance as it takes place.