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Isamu Noguchi
Momo Taro, 1977-78
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Isamu Noguchi American, born Japan, 1904-1988 Momo Taro, 1977-78 Granite 9' x 34' 7" x 21' 7" This nine-part, 40-ton, commissioned site-specific stone sculpture provides seating atop a specially landscaped hill with sweeping views of the Art Center fields, reflecting the artist's life-long desire to create functional spaces for personal interaction. While gathering the stones for the piece near his studio on the island of Shikoku in Japan, a huge boulder was split, reminding the artist of Momo Taro, an ancient Japanese folk hero who was born from a peach pit. This is one of two sculptures in the Art Center that is intended for visitors to sit on and in. |