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Isamu Noguchi: California Legend
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Dan Carino
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Jul 30, 2011
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Isamu Noguchi: California Legend
The Laguna Art museum is currently celebrating the legendary, late artist Isamu Noguchi, who was born in Los Angeles. They're showing two exhibitions at the museum and giving a special focus to California Scenario, a garden in Costa Mesa and one of Noguchi's last public pieces. Off-Ramp producer Kevin Ferguson met with curator Grace Kook-Anderson at the site of California Scenario.
Detail of California Scenario, stream in foreground and Noguchi's "Spirit of the Lima Bean" sculpture in background.
Detail of California Scenario, stream in foreground and Noguchi's "Spirit of the Lima Bean" sculpture in background.
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The Laguna Art museum is currently celebrating the legendary, late artist Isamu Noguchi, who was born in Los Angeles. They're showing two exhibitions at the museum and giving a special focus to California Scenario, a garden in Costa Mesa and one of Noguchi's last public pieces. Off-Ramp producer Kevin Ferguson met with curator Grace Kook-Anderson at the site of California Scenario.

The Laguna Art museum is currently celebrating the legendary, late artist Isamu Noguchi, who was born in Los Angeles. They're showing two exhibitions at the museum and giving a special focus to California Scenario, a garden in Costa Mesa and one of Noguchi's last public pieces. Off-Ramp producer Kevin Ferguson met with curator Grace Kook-Anderson at the site of California Scenario.

Noguchi: California Legacy is on display through October 2. Next Sunday, August 7, the museum hosts lecture from one of the country's leading Noguchi experts