A Conversation with FUTURA2000
Commemorating the exhibition ‘Futura Akari’ (November 11, 2020–April 25, 2021) at The Noguchi Museum, artist FUTURA2000 joins Dakin Hart, Senior Curator, for an informal conversation and walkthrough of the installation. ‘Futura Akari’ presents a group of Akari light sculptures designed by Isamu Noguchi from 1952–86 and hand painted by FUTURA2000 in 2020. It also includes two cosmic paintings by Futura in aerosol on canvas, one of which, ‘El Diablo,’ is a classic work from 1985. noguchi.org/futura-akari CREDITS Filmed on location at The Noguchi Museum, New York Produced by Ager Meillier Films Inc. Directed & Edited by Alex Meillier Director of Photography: Shane Sigler Assistant Camera: Emily O’Leary Sound Recordist: Turner Curran Production Assistant: Ryan Levitt Additional photography: ShiLei Wang; Nicholas Knight; The Noguchi Museum Archives; Courtesy of Archives Steph Simon, Galerie Downtown-François Laffanour, Paris; and Eric Firestone Gallery, New York Special thanks to FUTURA2000, KAWS, and ICNCLST Artworks © FUTURA2000 and © The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, NY / ARS
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