{"product_id":"isamu-noguchi-i-am-not-a-designer-9780847876198","title":"Isamu Noguchi: \"I Am Not a Designer\"","description":"\u003cb\u003eA major retrospective offers a new perspective on the work of Noguchi, whose remarkable design and artistic legacy encompasses sculpture, lighting, furniture, ceramics, public plazas, and garden design.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs part of its 100th anniversary celebrations in 2026, the High Museum of Art is launching an exhibition and accompanying catalogue, which together explore the extraordinary sixty-year career of influential artist and designer Isamu Noguchi. Next year is also the fiftieth anniversary of Playscapes, a Noguchi-designed playground located just a few blocks from the museum. Though Noguchi claimed he was not a designer, the High Museum approaches his work through the design lens, bringing to light many potently prescient and under-explored aspects of his practice. Noguchi exemplified the interdisciplinary, social-minded approach to the role of artist-designer, and his never-ending search for modes of expression reflected an unusually expansive view that extended across everything from sculpture, furniture, and lighting to landscapes, stage sets, and kitchen timers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis comprehensive volume features more than twenty in-depth essays and shorter vignettes by an impressive international roster of scholars and curators, addressing all aspects of Noguchi's design practice. In addition, a rich and diverse selection of more than 250 archival and contemporary images depict the works in the exhibition as well as illuminate and expand on Noguchi's exceptional career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEssential reading for Noguchi fans, this book also appeals to lovers of modern art, mid-twentieth-century architecture and design, and the creative ethos that imbues everything Noguchi.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Monica Obniski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rizzoli Electa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.11h x 10.01w x 1.35d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780847876198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonica Obniski\u003c\/b\u003e is curator of Decorative Arts and Design at the High Museum of Art. \u003cb\u003eMarin R. Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent art historian and curator. \u003cb\u003eGlenn Adamson\u003c\/b\u003e is a curator, writer, and historian. \u003cb\u003eMarci Kwon\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant professor of art and art history at Stanford University. \u003cb\u003eAlexandra Lange\u003c\/b\u003e is a Pulitzer Prize-winning art critic. \u003cb\u003eKen Tadashi Oshima \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor in the department of architecture at the University of Washington.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Monica Obniski \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48363665817757,"sku":"9780847876198","price":114.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_07f6dd2f-a6e2-4ac9-bbd7-89fe2ad4cb98.jpg?v=1780428354","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/isamu-noguchi-i-am-not-a-designer-9780847876198","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}