Isamu Noguchi, Fudo
On View   Original Collection

Fudo

1966 - 1967
Granite, Stainless steel
How to make a base which is not separately a base intrigued me. The piece has a dual history—Japan (Mannari), where I carved the sculpture, and America (New York), where the base was made. The conception is as indivisible as I am.
Original Noguchi Collection
Quotations by Isamu Noguchi from The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum (New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1987), unless otherwise noted.