Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
In a 1949 interview, sculptor Isamu Noguchi declared “I am not a designer.” Yet, in the forty years following this denial, he went on to realize some of the most innovative designs of the twentieth century, including architecture, furniture, lighting, stage sets, gardens, playgrounds, and plazas.
🆕 Now Open! Visit Isamu Noguchi: “I am not a designer” at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta now through August 2.
This exhibition is cocurated by the High’s Curator of Decorative Arts and Design Monica Obniski and independent curator and sculpture scholar Marin R. Sullivan.
Visit the High Museum: high.org
In a 1949 interview, sculptor Isamu Noguchi declared “I am not a designer.” Yet, in the forty years following this denial, he went on to realize some of the most innovative designs of the twentieth century, including architecture, furniture, lighting, stage sets, gardens, playgrounds, and plazas.
🆕 Now Open! Visit Isamu Noguchi: “I am not a designer” at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta now through August 2.
This exhibition is cocurated by the High’s Curator of Decorative Arts and Design Monica Obniski and independent curator and sculpture scholar Marin R. Sullivan.
Visit the High Museum: high.org
