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September 15, 2005
Noguchi Museum
The Noguchi Museum's design mimics the design of the sculpture within. I believe that when Noguchi saw a piece of stone, he wanted to modify it, but he also wanted to leave its original shape somewhat intact in order to make you see that it was he who was able to affect the shape, that it was his time and effort that changed nature. If you think of brick as the "nature" of the city, you'll notice that the building could easily go unnoticed; it is no different from its surroundings and maintains the image of being a mere part of the whole. But when you go inside, the building is more like the sections of the stone sculptures that Noguchi mainpulated; the inside of the building feels more like an oasis than a part of the city. The interior of the building was Noguchi's way of shaping the city to do what he wanted it to do, but he has left the exterior of the building to look the way the city's "nature" intended it to look.
This reminds me of the doubloon from Goonies. :)
Posted by Demi Pietchell at September 15, 2005 10:05 AM