January 23, 2013 FACT SHEET NOGUCHI MUSEUM CONTINUES ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE WEEKENDS WITH DEMONSTRATIONS AND ARTIST-TALK BY PAUL DISCOE February 9 and 10, 2013

WHAT	The Noguchi Museum's Artist-in-Residence Weekends, organized in conjunction with the exhibition Hammer, Chisel, Drill: Noguchi's Studio Practice, continues in February with demonstrations and an artist talk by Paul Discoe. A California-based master-builder and Zen Buddhist teacher, Mr. 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, February 9, and Sunday, February 10, 2013 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 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 co nsiders 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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