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September 14, 2005
A vist with Noguchi
I exited the Broadway stop in Queens and walked towards Manhattan in the afternoon heat. This wasn’t Noguchi’s Broadway. This was some other Broadway, Broadway now. Noguchi didn’t have two for-a-dollar avocados, and a juice bar; I’m sure of it. Why would anyone put a museum here? I wouldn’t. Shouldn’t someone like Noguchi have a museum in a more highly trafficked area like Manhattan?
I got lost. It figures. There’s low-income housing everywhere and some thugs giving me funny looks.
Finally. Something recognizable. It felt like a beacon. Noguchi’s museum is an oasis. After hauling through the city, the serene tranquility makes you stop, and reconsider: Why have I never looked at a rock like this before? It’s obvious: You’re not Noguchi.
I don’t know Noguchi, so I won’t pretend. To analyze and deconstruct, would only be false representation on my part. I can though, like any other like mined visitor provide observation, and context to how I interoperate, and, experience the work.
I walked thru the pseudo industrial space and examined the stone sculpture. The light from the void where the ceiling nearly misses the wall, poured in creating shadows with the birch trees growing in the corner. Contradiction, juxtaposition, and, balance are obvious themes of Noguchi’s stonework. These themes are evident in the way he leaves portions of rock uncut, while other areas are deliberately carved and chiseled. His identity played a hand in this. His dual sense of identity, Japanese/American, is evident in the stone and in the garden. The garden is reminiscent of a Japanese rock garden, while having striking undertones of industry and modernization. This duality is even evident in the location (the outside city and this inside oasis).
While the museum is full of sculpture, I never felt overwhelmed by the work. I would expect nothing less than room after room, each full of sculpture, from Noguchi. I do however wish there were more examples of his furniture. In my opinion, there easily could have been a room dedicated to his commercial work.
At the museum I also learned that this was Noguchi’s studio and that he was the curator. This I found particularly intriguing. After learning this, the visit felt much more personal, and, the location made much more sense.
Posted by DelGaudio, Michael at September 14, 2005 09:36 PM
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