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Octetra

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Octetra
ArtistIsamu Noguchi
Year1968
Mediumconcrete
Dimensions330 cm × 290 cm (113 ½ in × 128 in × 113 in)

Octetra is a concrete sculpture by Isamu Noguchi (1904–1988) from 1968.

Description

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It is an abstract painted concrete sculpture.[1] It was designed to be a play structure.[2]

History

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It was first exhibited near Spoleto Cathedral[3][4]

There are examples at Robert T. Webb Sculpture Garden,[5] Takamatsu Japan,[6] Moerenuma Park.[7]

It was shown at the Pace Gallery.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Isamu Noguchi Octetra". www.moderndesigninterior.com. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  2. ^ Isamu Noguchi: A Study of Space. Monacelli Press. 2000. ISBN 978-1-58093-047-5.
  3. ^ "Highlights". kunstaspekte.de. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  4. ^ Dore Ashton (1993). Noguchi East and West. University of California Press. pp. 301–. ISBN 978-0-520-08340-0.
  5. ^ Designs, DaiDreamer. "Robert T. Webb Sculpture Garden". www.creativeartsguild.org. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Isamu Noguchi Octetra | modern design by moderndesign.org". www.moderndesign.org. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Lugares de juego: Isamu Noguchi". En el país de las hadas - las cosas de Lola y su mamá. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Isamu Noguchi at Pace Gallery". New York Art Tours. Retrieved 8 June 2016.