Submitted by Ragnar :
NOGUCHI MUSEUM LAUNCHES SERIES OF
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE WEEKENDS
WITH DEMONSTRATIONS BY PAUL CHALEFF
January 12 and 13, 2013
WHAT In conjunction with the exhibition Hammer, Chisel, Drill: Noguchi’s
Studio Practice, the Museum has organized a series of three Artistin-
Residence Weekends. These will feature demonstrations and artist
talks with Paul Chaleff (January 12–13), Paul Discoe (February 9–
10), and Ayami Aoyama (March 9–10), each of whom works with
tools and materials similar to those used by Noguchi. The programs
are free with Museum admission.
Paul Chaleff, who is known for his large-scale clay sculpture and
pottery, will build a ceramic form using hundreds of pounds of clay
coils. As he explains his practice, he will work with tools he has
created from wood, metal, and stone. He was influenced by Noguchi’s
design sensibility from an early age and studied ceramics in Japan in
the 1970s. He is currently a professor of art at Hofstra University and
maintains a studio and home in Ancram, New York. His work is in the
collections of The Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan
Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, among many others.
Saturday, January 12, and Sunday, January 13, 2013
Demonstrations on Saturday, 11 am–1 pm and 3–5 pm; Artist Talk on
Sunday at 3 pm.
The Noguchi Museum
9-01 33rd Road (between Vernon Boulevard and 10th Street)
Long Island City, New York
Sunday shuttle-bus service is available between Manhattan and the
Museum. Information: 718-204-7088, or www.noguchi.org
EXHIBITION On view at The Noguchi Museum through April 28, 2013, Hammer,
Chisel, Drill: Noguchi’s Studio Practice features a variety of handand
industrial tools used by the artist, along with photographs, select
sculptures, and film footage. Together, these illuminate Noguchi’s
practice in his most significant studios, which were located in
Manhattan and Queens, New York; Querceta and Pietrasanta, Italy;
and Mure, Japan. The exhibition also briefly considers Noguchi’s
time as an assistant in the Paris studio of Constantin Brancusi, which
was critical not only as the younger artist’s first exposure to direct
stone-carving, but also for its influence on the way he would set up his
own studios.
THE NOGUCHI MUSEUM
Designed by the artist and occupying a renovated industrial building
dating from the 1920s, The Noguchi Museum, located in Long Island
City, New York, comprises ten indoor galleries and an internationally
celebrated outdoor sculpture garden. Since its founding in 1985, the
Museum—itself widely viewed as among the artist’s greatest
achievements—has exhibited a comprehensive selection of sculpture
in stone, metal, wood, and clay, as well as models for public projects
and gardens, dance sets, and Noguchi’s Akari Light Sculptures.
Together, this installation and the Museum’s diverse special
exhibitions and public programs offer a rich, contextualized view of
Noguchi’s work and illuminate his influential legacy of innovation.
For more information: www.noguchi.org.
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For additional information, contact Jeanne Collins & Associates, LLC, New York City, 646-486-
7050, info@jcollinsassociates.com
