"In a study that combines archival research, a firm grounding in the historical context, biographical analysis, and sustained attention to specific works of art

This volume presents the ceramic oeuvre of Isamu Noguchi and includes other major ceramic artists from postwar Japan, analyzing the conflict between modernity a

"From the author of Arshile Gorky, a major biography of the great American sculptor that redefines his legacy"--

Explores how the ancient world shaped innovative American sculptor Isamu Noguchi's inspirational vision for the future.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition Changing and Unchanging Things: Noguchi and Hasegawa in Postwar Japan, organized by The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and