Objects In Space

Objects in Space showed that Isamu Noguchi, like many artists, believed that sculpture had the ability to transform spaces.

Adding an art object to an environment changes the way we experience that place. Objects that draw our attention to scale can make us feel tall, small, strong, or vulnerable. Color, line, shadow, and movement can capture and direct our attention around a space. Some environments even overwhelm our senses or prompt strong emotional responses: joy, calm, longing, or anger. In this way, sculpture invites us to not only consider how we see an object, but how we experience the object, its environment, and ourselves in that moment.

In this room, you are invited to explore these concepts for yourself. Look closely at the arrangements in the space. Study them from far away, then get closer. Change your perspective – observe them from one angle, then another. Walk around to see the arrangements from different angles – stand up, sit down, tilt your head. Use the materials on the tables to record your observations. How does your presence change the sculpture and how does it change you?