Noguchi
The Bollingen Journey 1949–1956
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Friday 30 January 2009 to Sunday 19 April 2009
Organized as a personal travelogue, this exhibition provides insight into world-renowned Japanese American artist Isamu Noguchi’s (1904–1988) sustained artistic and personal engagement with Asia. The Bollingen Foundation, with the support of Paul and Mary Conover Mellon, funded many projects, including the dissemination of Carl Jung’s essays and translations of early Asian texts.
The foundation awarded Noguchi several fellowships to travel to India, Indonesia, Japan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and elsewhere. A selection of his travel photographs capture civic and archaeological sites as well as daily rites and performance rituals. The exhibition includes a limited-edition Ivory Press book with original artwork and a text by Pico Iyer.
Co-organized by the Noguchi Museum and the Sackler Center for Arts Education
Location
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum1071 Fifth Avenue (at 89th Street), New York City 10128 0173
Manhattan Precinct
New York
United States
