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Apr 23, 2021 Japan had a special place in the heart of the American sculptor Isamu Noguchi (1904-88), and not only because it was the homeland of his largely absent father. From the origami paper-folding Noguchi learned as a child to the Zen gardens he studied as an adult, Japan provided the inspiration that fueled his rise into the top ranks of 20th-century art. It is therefore fitting that a large retrospective of his work, opening this month in Tokyo, credits the many ways in which Japanese culture influenced his development as a sculptor. Sculptor Isamu Noguchi | © ASAHI SHIMBUN Originally scheduled for last fall but postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, “Isamu Noguchi: Ways of Discovery” will run from April 24 to Aug. 29 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. Drawing its title from the name Noguchi gave to one of the featured works, the exhibition traces a remarkable creative journey that culminated in the stone sculptures of Noguchi’s later years, made

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