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Noguchi Museum Opens 'Noguchi’s New York' for 40th Anniversary

The survey reframes Noguchi’s imprint on New York by pairing built landmarks with once‑blocked playground visions to reveal his push for public space.

Overview

  • The Long Island City exhibition is now open and is scheduled to run through September 13, 2026.
  • More than 50 sculptures, models and archival materials chart the artist’s New York projects, with new animations showing how his playground designs would work.
  • Signature public works are highlighted, including Red Cube at 140 Broadway and the Sunken Garden at Chase Manhattan Bank Plaza.
  • Unrealized civic proposals feature prominently—such as Play Mountain and a Riverside Park playground with Louis Kahn—after setbacks from Robert Moses and a later cancellation under Mayor John Lindsay.
  • Archival items trace collaborations and losses, from stage designs for Martha Graham and the News relief at Rockefeller Center to destroyed works like the 1975 sculpture Shinto.