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Page 1 of 2 Brooklyn Botanic Garden and The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum Present Isamu Noguchi at Brooklyn Botanic Garden On View September 8–December 13, 2015 Exhibition Marks 100th Anniversary of BBG’s Japanese-Hill-and-Pond Garden, 30th Anniversary of The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 2, 2015 (Brooklyn, NY)–Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) is pleased to announce a special fall exhibition, Isamu Noguchi at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, a presentation of sculptures by the renowned Japanese-American artist. Organized in collaboration with The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York, and curated by the Museum’s senior curator, Dakin Hart, the show will include around 15 works by Isamu Noguchi (1904–88) from the Museum’s permanent collection, sited throughout BBG’s outdoor and indoor public gardens. Ranging from the mid-1940s to the mid-1980s, the sculptures will be on view from September 8 through December 13, 2015. The centerpiece of Isamu Noguchi at Brooklyn Botanic Garden will be a selection of some six works sited in BBG’s Japanese Hill- and-Pond Garden. Opened in 1915 and considered the masterpiece of landscape designer Takeo Shiota (1881–1943), it was the first Japanese garden to be created in an American public garden and is one of the oldest and most visited Japanese- inspired gardens outside Japan. “In Isamu Noguchi, we find a world citizen whose brilliance and creativity transcends cultures and generations,” says Scot Medbury, president of Brooklyn Botanic Garden. “The fact that Noguchi took his inspiration from nature and created not only sculpture but also gardens makes this exhibition a particularly good fit for BBG, and we are deeply grateful to The Noguchi Museum for its partnership.” The Noguchi Museum’s director Jenny Dixon states, “The Museum is thrilled to have worked on this project with the esteemed Brooklyn Botanic Garden. A connoisseur of the great Japanese gardens, I think Noguchi would have been immensely proud to see his work installed in one of the oldest and most important Japanese gardens in one of the oldest and most important botanical gardens in the United States.” “Gardens, parks, and playgrounds represented the apex of Noguchi’s ambitions for sculpture: immersive, interactive environments produced by the combined efforts of nature and human beings, often populated by ambiguously useful, sort of architectural elements and designed in the universal language of sensory Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden at BBG. Photo: Antonio M. Rosario. Isamu Noguchi, Rain Mountain, 1982–83, hot-dipped galvanized steel, 96 26 1 /8 24½ inches.
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden and The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum Present
Isamu Noguchi at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
On View September 8–December 13, 2015
Exhibition Marks 100th Anniversary of BBG’s Japanese-Hill-and-Pond Garden, 30th Anniversary of The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 2, 2015 (Brooklyn, NY)–Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) is pleased to announce a special fall exhibition, Isamu Noguchi at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, a presentation of sculptures by the renowned Japanese-American artist. Organized in collaboration with The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York, and curated by the Museum’s senior curator, Dakin Hart, the show will include around 15 works by Isamu Noguchi (1904–88) from the Museum’s permanent collection, sited throughout BBG’s outdoor and indoor public gardens. Ranging from the mid-1940s to the mid-1980s, the sculptures will be on view from September 8 through December 13, 2015. The centerpiece of Isamu Noguchi at Brooklyn Botanic Garden will be a selection of some six works sited in BBG’s Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden. Opened in 1915 and considered the masterpiece of landscape designer Takeo Shiota (1881–1943), it was the first Japanese garden to be created in an American public garden and is one of the oldest and most visited Japanese-inspired gardens outside Japan. “In Isamu Noguchi, we find a world citizen whose brilliance and
creativity transcends cultures and generations,” says Scot Medbury, president of Brooklyn Botanic Garden. “The fact that
Noguchi took his inspiration from nature and created not only sculpture but also gardens makes this exhibition a particularly good fit for BBG, and we are deeply grateful to The Noguchi Museum for its partnership.” The Noguchi Museum’s director Jenny Dixon states, “The Museum is thrilled to have worked on this project with the esteemed Brooklyn Botanic Garden. A connoisseur of the great Japanese gardens, I think Noguchi would have been immensely proud to see his work installed in one of the oldest and most important Japanese gardens in one of the oldest and most important botanical gardens in the United States.” “Gardens, parks, and playgrounds represented the apex of Noguchi’s ambitions for sculpture: immersive, interactive environments produced by the combined efforts of nature and human beings, often populated by ambiguously useful, sort of architectural elements and designed in the universal language of sensory
Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden at BBG. Photo: Antonio M. Rosario.
Isamu Noguchi, Rain Mountain, 1982–83, hot-dipped galvanized
steel, 96 261/8 24½ inches.
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experience,” adds Mr. Hart. Among the works that will be placed in the landscape of the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden is Rain Mountain (1982–83). The eight-foot-tall, hot-dipped galvanized steel sculpture will be installed just outside the north entrance of the garden, serving as an invitation to explore the gently rolling landscape within. In the viewing pavilion, Mortality (1959, cast 1965), a large bronze work with suspended elements, will act as a kind of wind chime, a sound element that adds an ambiguous solemnity to the space. Sky Mirror (1970), a low-slung basalt piece with a highly polished surface, will be placed on the small promontory between the waiting pavilion and the pond, angled to catch the morning light. Here, it will embody one of Noguchi’s most important reference points: the yin-yang relationship between water and stone, seeming opposites—solid/liquid, moving/still—that are in fact intimately related in nature, where they shape each other. The Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden is the center of the exhibition, but the installation will extend to other areas of BBG as well. Several of Noguchi’s interpretations of rock formations, for example, will be installed along the grassy hillsides near BBG’s Rock Garden. Other works will be displayed in the C.V. Starr Bonsai Museum, the Desert Pavilion, the Osborne Garden, the Plant Family Collection, the Native Flora Garden, and Ginkgo Allée. Isamu Noguchi at Brooklyn Botanic Garden will run concurrently with the Noguchi Museum’s 30th anniversary exhibition Museum of Stones (October 7, 2015–January 10, 2016). On the occasion of Isamu Noguchi at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and marking the centennial of its iconic Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, BBG will present a series of special tours, public programs, and other events. Details will be announced later this year. About The Noguchi Museum The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum opened in 1985 as the first museum in the country to be founded by an artist during his lifetime and dedicated to his work. The collection and exhibitions focus on Noguchi’s extensive production, articulating the cultural context in which he worked, the many major figures with whom he engaged, and his ongoing influence on the art and design of today. In addition to temporary exhibitions, The Noguchi Museum offers a variety of education and public programs that seek to introduce Noguchi’s work and vision to diverse audiences. These programs encourage the investigation of Noguchi’s work from different vantage points and support participants as they experience the artist’s work from their own perspectives. For more information, please visit noguchi.org. About BBG Founded in 1910, Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) is an urban botanic garden that connects people to the world of plants, fostering delight and curiosity while inspiring an appreciation and sense of stewardship of the environment. Situated on 52 acres in the heart of Brooklyn, the Garden is home to over 14,000 kinds of plants and hosts more than 800,000 visitors annually. Learn what’s happening at Brooklyn Botanic Garden at bbg.org/visit/calendar, read the Garden’s blog at bbg.org/news, and find out what’s in bloom at bbg.org/bloom. Visitor entrances are at 990 Washington Avenue, 150 Eastern Parkway, and at the intersection of Flatbush Avenue and Empire Boulevard (opening spring 2015). For hours, directions, and admission information, please visit bbg.org/visit.
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MEDIA CONTACTS: Elizabeth Reina-Longoria, Brooklyn Botanic Garden [email protected] | 718-623-7241 Lucy O’Brien, Noguchi Museum [email protected] | 646-590-9267
ISAMU NOGUCHI AT BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN Fact Sheet
WHAT Isamu Noguchi at Brooklyn Botanic Garden is an art exhibit of sculptures sited throughout
Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s outdoor and indoor public gardens. Organized by Brooklyn Botanic Garden in collaboration with The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum New York, and curated by Noguchi Museum senior curator Dakin Hart, the show includes around 15 works by the Japanese-American artist Isamu Noguchi (1904–88), one of the most acclaimed sculptors and designers of the 20th century.
The centerpiece of the exhibition will be a selection of some six works in BBG’s iconic Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden. Noguchi’s works will extend to other areas of BBG as well, with sculptures in stone, steel, and bronze situated around the Garden, where they will engage in a dialogue with the natural landscape. Isamu Noguchi at Brooklyn Botanic Garden will coincide with the 100th anniversary of BBG’s Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden and the Noguchi Museum’s 30th anniversary.
WHEN September 8–December 13, 2015 WHERE Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Visitor entrances are at 990 Washington Avenue, 150 Eastern Parkway, and the intersection of Flatbush Avenue and Empire Boulevard.
NOGUCHI The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York, opened in 1985 as the first MUSEUM museum in the country to be founded by an artist during his lifetime and dedicated to his work.
The collection and exhibitions focus on Noguchi’s extensive production, articulating the cultural context in which he worked, the many major figures with whom he engaged, and his ongoing influence on the art and design of today. In addition to temporary exhibitions, The Noguchi Museum offers a variety of education and public programs that seek to introduce Noguchi’s work and vision to diverse audiences. These programs encourage the investigation of Noguchi’s work from different vantage points and support participants as they experience the artist’s work from their own perspectives. For more information, please visit noguchi.org.
BROOKLYN Founded in 1910, Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) is an urban botanic garden that connects BOTANIC people to the world of plants, fostering delight and curiosity while inspiring an appreciation and GARDEN sense of stewardship of the environment. Situated on 52 acres in the heart of Brooklyn, the
Garden is home to over 14,000 kinds of plants and hosts more than 800,000 visitors annually. For more information, please visit bbg.org.
MEDIA Elizabeth Reina-Longoria, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, [email protected], 718-623-7241
Lucy O’Brien, Noguchi Museum, [email protected], 646-590-9267
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ISAMU NOGUCHI AT BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN Exhibition Checklist
Rain Mountain 1982–83 Hot-dipped galvanized steel
96 261/8 × 24½ in.
Installed: Just outside the Japanese-Hill-and-Pond Garden north gate
Mortality 1959 (cast 1965) Bronze, black patina 75¼ × 147
/8 × 133/8 in.
Installed: In the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden viewing pavilion
Strange Bird 1945 (cast 1971) Bronze, gold patina 555
/8 × 213/8 × 20 in.
Installed: On turtle island in the Japanese-Hill-and-Pond Garden
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Sky Mirror 1970 Basalt 247
/8 × 27¼ × 153/8 in.
Installed: On the promontory between the waiting pavilion and the pond in the Japanese-Hill-and-Pond Garden
Kyoko-san 1984 Andesite 64 × 21 × 12 in. Installed: In the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden
Personage I (Ningen I) 1984 Andesite 66½ × 14½ × 12 in. Installed: In the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden
Mountains Forming 1982–83 Hot-dipped galvanized steel 60¾ × 47 × 46 in. Installed: On the hill above the waterfall in the Japanese-Hill-and-Pond Garden
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The Whole 1984 Granite 35½ × 53¾ × 55 in. Installed: In the Osborne Garden
Magritte’s Stone 1982–83 Hot-dipped galvanized steel 51¼ × 30 × 12 in. Installed: In the Osborne Garden
This Earth, This Passage 1962 (cast 1963) Bronze 47
/8 × 43¾ × 41¼ × 4 in. Installed: In the Native Flora Garden
Age 1981 Basalt 931
/8 × 24½ × 21¼ in. Installed: In the Elm Grove (southeast of Bluebell Wood)
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Beginnings 1985 Andesite Dimensions various Installed: Outside the Rock Garden
Root and Stem 1982–83 Hot-dipped galvanized steel 71¾ × 12½ × 12½ in. Installed: In the Desert Pavilion
Wind Catcher 1982–83 Hot-dipped galvanized steel 1205
/8 × 17¼ × 17½ in. Installed: At the terminus of Ginkgo Allée
