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| Title | : | Listening to Stone: The Art and Life of Isamu Noguchi |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.21 (672 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0374281165 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 592 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-23 |
| Language | : | English |
At times Listening to Stone unfolds almost like a novel.” E. But as Herrera so sensitively illuminates and assiduously documents, his mixed heritage and illegitimate birth caused him endless anguish Herrera tells Noguchi's astounding, many-chaptered story of 'unstoppable creative energy,' fame, and perpetual alienation with thrilling narrative drive and deep perception and reinvigorates appreciation for Noguchi's searching and evocative art.” Booklist, (starred review), Donna Seaman“Herrera delves i
With the attention to detail and scholarship that made her biography of Gorky a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Herrera has written a rich meditation on art in a globalized milieu. Throughout the twentieth century, Isamu Noguchi was a vital figure in modern art. "It's only in art," he insisted, "that it was ever possible for me to find any identity at all." In this remarkable biography of the elusive artist, Hayden Herrera observes this driving force of Noguchi's creativity as intimately tied to his deep appreciation of nature. From interlocking wooden sculptures to massive steel monuments to the elegant Akari lamps, Noguchi became a master of what he called the "sculpturing of space." But his constant struggle-as both an artist and a man-was to embrace his conflicted identity as the son of a single American woman and a famous yet reclusive Japanese father. Only through his art-now seen as a powerful aesthetic link between the East and the West-did Noguchi ever seem to feel that he belonged.Combining Noguchi's personal correspondence and interviews with th
Hayden Herrera is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-nominated Arshile Gorky: His Life and Work, as well as Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo, and Matisse: A Portrait.
"I Am Always Nowhere" I’ve seen some of Noguchi’s work, and Hayden Herrera’s discussions of it are enlightening. Still, my fascination is with Noguchi the man. He was clearly not the easiest person to get along with, but his tremendous drive, his insecurities, his amorous quests and intense focus all make for a great story.Imagine a boy of mixed parentage, born in the U.S., raised partly in Japan, who sets off alone at the age of thirteen on a ship bound from Yokohama to Seattle. From there, still alone, he makes his way ac. "A strong biography, albeit imperfect" according to Slope Biker. Preparing to lead tours of Noguchi's works at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden this fall, I found this biography an extremely helpful resource. It is clean and clear, if a bit prosaic. Herrera leans heavily on Noguchi's own autobiography and seems to draw little from other sources, save a few still living individuals close to the artist, including Noguchi's last lover. The book is best when it maps narrative to image, and the inclusion of some wonderful hard-to-find photos is one of the book's strongest attributes. The book . "Very Good story, Less Good Man" according to feather pen. So interestingly researched and written, this book kept me engaged, but I did not finish it with more respect for the man, as his foibles, illogic, and nastiness were revealed, oh so gently. The author's admiration, and the world's accolades, do carry through, but so does his character. She tells gracefully the sequences and connections of what she found out, very elegantly. One justification she (and he) continually brings up for his bad behavior is his 'mixed blood'. Really? Really? like the rest of us Americans do no
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