Octetra Explained

Octetra
Artist:	Isamu Noguchi
Year:	1968
Material:	concrete
Height Imperial:	113 ½
Width Imperial:	128
Length Imperial:	113
Metric Unit:	cm
Imperial Unit:	in

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

Description

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

History

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Isamu Noguchi Octetra. www.moderndesigninterior.com. 2 April 2023.
2. Book: Isamu Noguchi: A Study of Space. 2000. Monacelli Press. 978-1-58093-047-5.
3. Web site: Highlights. kunstaspekte.de. 2 April 2023.
4. Book: Dore Ashton. Noguchi East and West. 1993. University of California Press. 978-0-520-08340-0. 301–.
5. Web site: Robert T. Webb Sculpture Garden. Designs. DaiDreamer. www.creativeartsguild.org. 2016-06-08.
6. Web site: Isamu Noguchi Octetra modern design by moderndesign.org. www.moderndesign.org. 2016-06-08.
7. Web site: Lugares de juego: Isamu Noguchi. 2010-07-23. En el país de las hadas - las cosas de Lola y su mamá. en-US. 2016-06-08.
8. Web site: Isamu Noguchi at Pace Gallery. New York Art Tours. 2016-06-08.