Opening Weekend Party for Isamu Noguchi: “I am not a designer”
April 11, 2026 | 6–10 p.m.
Location: High Museum of Art
Registration Required
Louise Dahl-Wolfe (American, 1895–1989), Isamu Noguchi, 1955, gelatin silver print. © Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents. © 2025 The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
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Spend and evening at the High celebrating the opening of Isamu Noguchi: “I am not a designer.” Explore nearly two hundred objects in the artist’s first design retrospective in nearly twenty-five years. The exhibition will include sculptural models of potential and unrealized projects, such as the recently rediscovered plaster for Play Mountain (1933); tables and stools designed for manufacturers like Herman Miller and Knoll; and a house model Noguchi designed in collaboration with architect Kazumi Adachi. The exhibition will also feature several large-scale installations, notably the stage set for choreographer Martha Graham’s Seraphic Dialogue (1955), one of Noguchi’s innovative pieces of play equipment, and a commissioned film capturing some of Noguchi’s site-specific plazas and gardens. The diverse, interactive presentation will explore works that embrace function to understand Noguchi as a multinational, interdisciplinary artist and designer who shaped a more open, inclusive world.
Members enjoy exclusive after-hours access, live music provided by DJ Sofa King Evil, special activities, and cash bars. Timed-ticket reservations to Isamu Noguchi: “I am not a designer” are required.
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Join us at a VIP YP lounge at the Opening Weekend Party for Isamu Noguchi: “I am not a designer.” Experience the new exhibition, an artmaking activity, cocktails, and more! From 6 to 10 p.m., come to the High for after-hours access and fun in the VIP Lounge, just for YP members.