Movies: Isamu Noguchi

  • 1958
    Appalachian Spring

    Appalachian Spring (1958)

    Appalachian Spring

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    A filmed version of Aaron Copland's most famous ballet, with its original star, who also choreographed....

    Appalachian Spring
  • 1997
    Isamu Noguchi: Stones and Paper

    Isamu Noguchi: Stones and Paper (1997)

    Isamu Noguchi: Stones and Paper

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    Isamu Noguchi was a sculptor, designer, architect, and craftsman. Throughout his life he struggled to see, alter, and recreate his natural surroundings. His gardens and fountains were transformations meant to bring out the beauty their locations had ...

    Isamu Noguchi: Stones and Paper
  • 1945
    Visual Variations on Noguchi

    Visual Variations on Noguchi (1945)

    Visual Variations on Noguchi

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    A voice occasionally says a word or two: "on the sidewalk" or "lithium" or a woman's name. A hand-held camera frames parts of sculptures, or moves across their surfaces, sometimes slowly, sometimes quickly, almost always in close-up. The soundtrack, ...

    Visual Variations on Noguchi
  • 1960
    Night Journey

    Night Journey (1960)

    Night Journey

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    Night Journey, the dance, had its premiere only two and a half years after Appalachian Spring, and it is a close cousin. It too has a stream-of-consciousness narration: Jocasta, as she is about to kill herself, remembering what has happened to her. I...

    Night Journey
  • 1944
    Appalachian Spring

    Appalachian Spring (1944)

    Appalachian Spring

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    A multi-character dance drama...

    Appalachian Spring
  • 1978
    Masters of Modern Sculpture Part III: The New World

    Masters of Modern Sculpture Part III: The New World (1978)

    Masters of Modern Sculpture Part III: The New World

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    The Masters of Modern Sculpture series concludes with a look at post- World War II America, where sculpture became a deeply innovative art form. Using the objects at their disposal and the inspiration surrounding them, artists such as George Rickey, ...

    Masters of Modern Sculpture Part III: The New World
  • 1972
    Isamu Noguchi

    Isamu Noguchi (1972)

    Isamu Noguchi

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    Isamu Noguchi talks about his career in this documentary featuring Ezra Pound....

    Isamu Noguchi
  • 1974
    Portrait of Isamu Noguchi

    Portrait of Isamu Noguchi (1974)

    Portrait of Isamu Noguchi

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    Overview of the life and art of sculptor Isamu Noguchi. Film of many of his sculptures, designs, stage sets, fountains, public spaces, drawings, etc. Filmed in his studio in Long Island City, NY. With scenes of the artist at work and reflecting on hi...

    Portrait of Isamu Noguchi