Noguchi's Gardens: Landscape As Sculpture

While sculpture remained at the heart of Isamu Noguchi's (1904-1988) artistic practice, his interests and output extended to an exceptionally wide field, including gardens. Although these include many of the most emblematic landscape designs of the twentieth century and have received almost universal acclaim, Noguchi nevertheless occupies a place outside the normal practice of landscape architecture.

This comprehensive and richly illustrated study of Noguchi's gardens describes his various projects, from his first, unrealized designs for playgrounds and monuments to a large park in Sapporo, Japan, which was only completed posthumously. Several chapters deal collectively with subjects such as relief, water and the courtyard, while others focus on the main gardens monographically.