Much of the intense work and the sparks that flew between Kahn and Noguchi during the five years of their collaboration (1961-66) found their way into the design of Moerenuma Park in Japan.

A testament to what can be achieved when public officials, artists and the general public work together, the park was completed after Noguchi's death under the guidance of the Isamu Noguchi Foundation, architects Shoji Sadao and Junichi Kawamura (longtime Noguchi collaborators), Kitaba Landscape Planning, Park Director Hitoshi Yamamoto and city officials working with the support of the citizens of Sapporo.

Their achievement is phenomenal and incorporates a full range of Noguchi's work in stone, concrete, wood, metal and fiberglass. More importantly, it showcases his talent for using the sun, sky, Earth and the horizon as his true materials.

- bill 10-13-2005 8:17 pm




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