NOGUCHI TO PERRIAND EAST MEETS WEST

7 DECEMBER - 18 FEBRUARY

Foreword

“Noguchi to Perriand: East Meets West”, in collaboration with Laffanour - Galerie Downtown Paris, is the second exhibition at Galerie56, a platform conceived to celebrate the intersection of art, architecture, and design. With a collection of work exclusively from Isamu Noguchi and Charlotte Perriand, the exhibition draws parallels between the work of two designers who shared the optimism of the twentieth century, forging their own paths in a brave new world devoid of traditional borders. Noguchi’s work took its form in sculptures, furniture and lighting designs, ceramics, and architecture. His much-lauded light paper sculptures established a new milleu by embracing traditional Japanese materials in a modern context while creating economic opportunity for post World War II Japanese villages. While Perriand’s work—often expressed through collaborations with Le Corbousier and Pierre Jeanneret—displayed a commitment to functional living spaces, her designs could also articulate the profound effect that Japan had on her work.

Both having lived in Japan and France, amongst other countries, Noguchi and Perriand were both represented by Steph Simon in his Parisian Saint Germain Gallery. From 1956 - 1974, Simon represented works by artists and architects who pursued a new vision of an egalitarian world where people of all ethnicities and genders were included. Within this conext, Noguchi and Perriand found their home.

Lee

This exhibition would not be possible without the scholarship, sensitivity and generosity of François Laffanour

GALERIE56 www.galerie56.com

LAFFANOUR GALERIE DOWNTOWN PARIS www.galeriedowntown.com