Image
Play Sculpture 1975, by Isamu Noguchi, American Artist, 1904-1088

The Sign
(1 of 6) (12697 views)

./Play_Sculpture_2017_by_Isamu_Noguchi_20180225_111902_C18_3204.jpg

The sign identifying the sculpture was post on a wall next to it. The sign read:

Isamu Noguchi
American , 1904-1988

Play Sculpture
ca. 1975, fabricated 2017
Steel

Courtesy The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York

You are welcome to play on this sculpture. Please use caution. Children must be supervised by an adult.

Play Sculpture 1975   •  Fabricated 2017, Steel   •  by Isamu Noguchi external link   •  American Artist, 1904-1988   •  SFMOMA external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:19:02 Sunday 25 February 2018)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 28 April 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_3204
Add a comment or report a mistake

By A Pedestrian Alley
(2 of 6) (8563 views)

./Play_Sculpture_2017_by_Isamu_Noguchi_20180225_111918_C18_3205.jpg

The sculpture was located in the shade just off a pedestrian alley behind the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Play Sculpture 1975   •  Fabricated 2017, Steel   •  by Isamu Noguchi external link   •  American Artist, 1904-1988   •  SFMOMA external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:19:18 Sunday 25 February 2018)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 28 April 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_3205
Add a comment or report a mistake

Repeat Signs
(3 of 6) (8407 views)

./Play_Sculpture_2017_by_Isamu_Noguchi_20180225_111935_C18_3207.jpg

The part of the sign about play was silk-screened on concrete in several places surrounding the sculpture.

Play Sculpture 1975   •  Fabricated 2017, Steel   •  by Isamu Noguchi external link   •  American Artist, 1904-1988   •  SFMOMA external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:19:35 Sunday 25 February 2018)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 28 April 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_3207
Add a comment or report a mistake

Delightful Shape
(4 of 6) (9020 views)

./Play_Sculpture_2017_by_Isamu_Noguchi_20180225_111951_C18_3208.jpg

The sculpture was painted fire-engine red, and undulated like a delightful worm or caterpillar.

Play Sculpture 1975   •  Fabricated 2017, Steel   •  by Isamu Noguchi external link   •  American Artist, 1904-1988   •  SFMOMA external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:19:51 Sunday 25 February 2018)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 28 April 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_3208
Add a comment or report a mistake

Smooth Surface
(5 of 6) (8436 views)

./Play_Sculpture_2017_by_Isamu_Noguchi_20180225_112036_C18_3211.jpg

The surface of the sculpture was smooth, with no sign of the slightest weld seams.

Play Sculpture 1975   •  Fabricated 2017, Steel   •  by Isamu Noguchi external link   •  American Artist, 1904-1988   •  SFMOMA external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:20:36 Sunday 25 February 2018)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 28 April 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_3211
Add a comment or report a mistake

Peg Legs
(6 of 6) (8429 views)

./Play_Sculpture_2017_by_Isamu_Noguchi_20180225_112058_C18_3213.jpg

The sculpture was held up from the floor with a few peg shaped legs.

Play Sculpture 1975   •  Fabricated 2017, Steel   •  by Isamu Noguchi external link   •  American Artist, 1904-1988   •  SFMOMA external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:20:58 Sunday 25 February 2018)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 28 April 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_3213
Add a comment or report a mistake
Subscribe to our mailing list for a Sunday summary of the week's stories.
* indicates required
Email Format
home • contact • topic guide • top 25 • photos • video • writing • blogs • upload • terms • privacy