Jan 23, 2014

The Noguchi Museum

An afternoon at The Noguchi Museum was the perfect way to spend a cold Sunday. Though I've been wanting to go for a while, it was always hard to make the trek out to Long Island City for it (it's funny how living in a dense city will make you think 4-5 miles is a trek; hell, I think going anywhere above 42nd street is a trek). I really had no idea how prolific Isamu Noguchi was in his works. We have some of his lamps and of course, the famed coffee table, but I didn't know much about his fine art work at all.

If you're lucky to go to the museum on a sunny day, you'll find that the shadows from the casement windows are quite striking. Below is a little sense of the space and some of Noguchi's sculptures, all taken on the Sony A7r.









The cafe and museum store is a great little space in itself. You'll find a perfect seat to enjoy a hot tea and peruse some of the many design books the store sells.




7 comments :

  1. Wow! Love these light and shadow forms. I think winter sun adds to the charm of such places.

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  2. There is nothing I love more than spending an afternoon wandering through a museum. I always feel so refreshed and inspired...

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  3. Gorgeous photographs! Your composition is always so lovely

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  4. I'm going to a museum on Saturday, I should practice some photos like this! so gorgeous!

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  5. Great looking lines to your architectural/interior shots.

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  6. Thank Alice - Love Noguchi. Great to see his work through your eyes. Have you seen a beautiful book called " Brancusi photographs Brancusi"? B&W studio shots, self portraits and his work. I think you'd like it

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  7. stunning photos, I love all the shadows & light

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