Back Issue -2 October 2006-

Isamu Noguchi: Mixed Meanings Matthew Larking Discussions about the sculptor Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) occasionally return to biographical issues that emphasize the unresolved duality of his Japanese-ness and American-ness. Noguchi himself often acknowledged the point. He claimed that his double nationality (from a Japanese father who abandoned him and his American mother), in combination with an early childhood spent living between two lands, left him with a sense of not belonging anywhere. more... The Next Generation Thomas Daniell This year saw the fourth time that the Sendai Design League (a group of local architects and educators) has collected together the best final-year design projects by architecture students from across Japan. They are put on display at the Sendai Mediatheque, where a jury of professionals selects the top three by deliberating live in front of an audience. It's an extraordinary scene, inexplicably able to draw huge crowds -- mostly other architecture students, of course, but also many members of the general public and the mainstream press. This year saw a record attendance of about 3,000 people. more... Isamu Noguchi: Mixed Meanings Matthew Larking 2 Oct 2006 The Next Generation Thomas Daniell 2 Oct 2006 Off Tokyo's Beaten Art Track: Chimenkanoya and Musunso Alan Gleason 2 Oct 2006 Yuko Murata Jeffrey Ian Rosen 1 Sep 2006 Digital Kakejiku San Jose Thomas Daniell 1 Sep 2006 The Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum: Taking a Stroll Through History Alan Gleason 1 Sep 2006 >> Back Issues