Looking Up: The Skyviewing Sculptures of Isamu Noguchi

Isamu Noguchi's Skyviewing Sculpture wascreated by invitation for Western WashingtonUniversity, north of Seattle, in 1969. The 14-foothigh sculpture, which sits in the university's centralquad, acts as an observatory, encouraging viewersto enter and turn their gaze to the sky.'Skyviewing' was a leitmotif in Noguchi's artthroughout his long career as an artist andlandscape architect, from his early work alongsideConstantin Brancusi in Paris in 1928 to his deathin 1988. Some sculptures act as reflectingtelescopes with polished stone that mirror thefirmament while others trace the path of the sunwith cast shadows or lead the eye up towards thesky. The work at Western invites the viewer in, andguides the eye upwards to observe the sky in allof its variety. Looking Up explores Noguchi's work on the themesof space, charting our place in the universe,and 'skyviewing'; examines the changing artisticclimate during his long career; and places himin context with a younger generation of artists,including Robert Smithson, Nancy Holt, JamesTurrell, and Charles Ross. The book includesessays by leading specialists, as well as a platesection and contemporary photos of thecreation, transportation and installation ofSkyviewing Sculpture.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1911282611
• ISBN13: 9781911282617
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Giles
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.7" x 11.2"