October 24, 2012 FACT SHEET NOGUCHI MUSEUM LAUNCHES SERIES OF ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE WEEKENDS WITH DEMONSTRATIONS BY MASTER BUILDER PAUL DISCOE November 10 and 11, 2012

WHAT	In conjunction with the exhibition Hammer, Chisel, Drill: Noguchi's Studio Practice, the Museum has organized a series of three Artist-in-Residence Weekends, featuring demonstrations and artist talks with Paul Discoe (November 10–11), Paul Chaleff (January 12–13), and Ayami Aoyama (March 9–10). Each artist works with tools and materials similar to those Noguchi used and will demonstrate their process. The programs are free with Museum admission. California-based master builder and Zen Buddhist teacher Paul Discoe will demonstrate the time- honored art of Japanese joinery, creating a traditional Japanese wood-post-in-a-stone footing. He will describe why the relationship between these materials—favored by Noguchi throughout his prolific career—is an important motif in Japanese culture.
WHEN	Saturday, November 10, and Sunday, November 11 Demonstrations on Saturday, 11 am–1 pm and 3–5 pm; Artist Talk on Sunday at 3 pm.
WHERE	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 hand- and industrial tools used by the artist, along with p hotographs, 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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