Outline of 10th Anniversary Events / The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum Japan was opened in 1999, ten years after Noguchi's death, in accordance with his wish that the place where he studied stone be used for philanthropic and educational purposes. What value is there in art, he often asked, other than as a gift for the future? The Museum preserves the space in which Noguchi worked as if the stones are just waiting for him to return. The sole objective of this tenth anniversary commemoration is to ensure that his precious legacy, this space in Mure, will continue to be protected as a priceless heritage for the world and passed on to succeeding generations. The anniversary events will increase the number of people who appreciate and understand the significance of the Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum Japan and its surroundings and who support its continuation.

[10th Anniversary Events / The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum] November 15, 2009 (Sunday) Sogetsu Hall, Sogetsu Kaikan, Tokyo 3-part Symposium Symposium Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum Japan: The Legacy of Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) - A Gift to the Future Time: 13:00 to 16:30 Audience: general public (approx. 500 people) Admission fee: adults 5,000 yen; students and under 3,000 yen Presentator: Morio Ikeda Part 1: Perspectives on Isamu Noguchi Arata Isozaki, Shoji Sadao, Kishin Shinoyama, Masayo Duus, Hisao Doumoto, Tsutomu Hiroi, Kan Yasuda Coordinator: Junichi Kawamura Part 2 Learning from Isamu Noguchi Kochi Georg, Taku Sato, Koji Takahashi, Yoshio Taniguchi, Naoto Fukasawa, Amon Miyamoto Coordinator: Ryu Niimi Part 3 Summary: Isamu Noguchi's Gift to the Future Tadayasu Sakai Closing words: Masatoshi Izumi International Exchange Commemorating Publication of the Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum Japan Catalog and Poster A reception will be held after the symposium to celebrate Isamu Noguchi whose work transcended borders and genres. Content will include an exhibition of Isamu Noguchi's sculptures and Akari lamps and an introduction of the new museum catalog and poster. Place: Sogetsu Plaza, 2F restaurant and 3F lobby in Sogetsu Kaikan Time: 17:00 to 19:30 PM Guests: approx. 150 (including people who have contributed to the foundations in Japan and the U.S., media representatives, etc.) Admission fee: 10,000 yen Photographs/slide show (television screen) Isamu Noguchi sculptures and Akari exhibition in Sogetsu Plaza (a space created by Isamu Noguchi and entitled Tengoku (Heaven).) Ikebana-ikekomi (Flower Arrangement Performance) - Inspiration by Akane Teshigahara

November 17, 2009 (Tuesday) 10th Anniversary Public Talk: Kagawa International Conference Hall (Sunport Takamatsu) A Plea for Peace - The Role of Science and the Arts in Peacemaking General public: approx. 250 people Admission fee: adults 3,000 yen; students and under 2,000 yen Time: 14:30 to 16:30 (doors open at 14:00) Speakers: Masatoshi Koshiba (60 minutes) Seigo Matsuoka (40 minutes)

Sponsor: The Isamu Noguchi Foundation of Japan Supporters: The American Embassy in Japan, Kagawa Prefecture, Takamatsu City KSB Setonaikai Broadcasting Co. Ltd., The Japan Broadcasting Corporation Takamatsu Office, Okayama Broadcasting Co. Ltd., Nishinippon Broadcasting Co. Ltd., Sanyo Broadcasting Co. Ltd., The Sapporo Television Broadcasting Co. Ltd., Nippon Television Network Corporation, The Asahi Shimbun Company, Kyodo News, The Sankei Shimbun Takamatsu Office, The Sanyo Shimbun, The Shikoku Shimbun, Nikkei Inc., The Mainichi Newspapers Takamatsu Office, The Yomiuri Shimbun Collaboration: Sogetsu Foundation, Bijutsu Shuppan-sha Ltd., Ozeki & Co., Ltd. Special Collaboration: The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum (NY)

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