1960's The Arts | Red Cube

Sculpture

By: Isamu Noguchi

Date: 1968

Source: Noguchi, Isamu. Red Cube, 1968, red painted steel. Marine Midland Bank, 140 Broadway, New York City. Available online at: http://www.noguchi.org/redcube.htm (accessed February 26, 2003).

About the Artist: Isamu Noguchi (1904–1988) was born in Los Angeles but grew up in Japan and Indiana. In 1927, he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. He studied in Paris, where he was a studio assistant for Constantin Brancusis. Noguchi began creating public sculpture in the 1930s. Both Eastern and Western traditions influence Noguchi's sculpture and architectural work.

Introduction

Isamu Noguchi created public sculpture in the form of plazas, gardens, furniture, and interiors. He ignored the usual artistic boundaries, blending the art with something that would be useful to...