Isamu Noguchi: Performing Artist in New York

About Isamu Noguchi

Isamu Noguchi was an American artist whose work moved between sculpture, public commissions, stage environments, and the built landscape across a long, evolving career. He designed sets for choreographer Martha Graham, alongside objects such as Akari light works and furniture that extended his studio concerns into daily use. In New York City, his practice has a permanent home at the Noguchi Museum, where exhibitions like “I am not a designer” frame his resistance to fixed labels. His art favors plain materials and clear forms over decorative finish.