l r: Buckminster Fuller and Isamu Noguchi, 1971. Photograph by Arnold Eagle. Courtesy The Noguchi Museum, NY

May 19 October 15, 2006 The Noguchi Museum 9-01 33rd Road (at Vernon Boulevard), Long Island City, New York A special exhibition devoted to the long friendship and collaboration between visionary designer and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller and acclaimed sculptor and designer Isamu Noguchi opened at The Noguchi Museum on May 19, 2006. » Visit www.noguchi.org for further details » Click here to view images from the exhibition » click here to read the New York Times review of the exhibition

Fuller's emphasis on the humanistic use of science and technology strongly influenced the younger Noguchi. Although they collaborated on only one specific project, Fuller's Dymaxion car, for over fifty years, the two men together explored ideas that have particular relevance today, including the search for renewable energy sources, accessible designs, and "green" architecture.

EXHIBITION OPENED MAY 19, 2006

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