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M+, Hong Kong, To be confirmed by The Isamu Noguchi Foundation (20240130 Jac)
On View
South Galleries, 225
Isamu Noguchi 野口勇
Zenith Radio Corporation 天頂廣播公司
Radio Nurse and Guardian Ear 《無線護士》嬰兒監察器及《守護人》揚聲器
1937
Noguchi did not invent the baby monitor. That distinction goes to Zenith Corporation, which hired the artist to design cases for what was essentially a two-way radio. Radio Nurse is a stern but reassuring head that combines inspiration from a nurse’s wimple and a kendo mask. It is perhaps the first truly irresistible packaging for consumer electronics, and it is also a clear example of Noguchi’s desire to push sculptural principles and quality—his ideas about how to shape space and standards for doing so—into daily life. Radio Nurse is accompanied by Guardian Ear, extending the anthropomorphism in concept, if not in form.
Noguchi for Danh Vo: Counterpoint. M+ Pavilion, Hong Kong, 16 November 2018–22 April 2019
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