Isamu Noguchi and Matta Unique handpainted “Akari” hanging light 1960s Ink on Japanese mulberry bark paper, copper. 61 in. (155 cm.) long Light produced by Ozeki Company, Gifu, Japan. Top stamped with Noguchi’s ideograph and signed by Matta with his monogram.
Provenance Clara Scremini Gallery, Paris Exhibited “Lumières, je pense à vous,” Centre de Création Industrielle (CCI), Centre Pompidou Musée national d’art moderne, Paris, June 3–August 5, 1985 Literature Lumières, je pense à vous, exh. cat., Centre Pompidou Musée national d’artmoderne, Paris, 1985, illustrated p. 128, fig. 51; André Koch, Struck by Lighting: An Art-historical introduction to electrical lighting design for the domestic interior, Rotterdam, 1994, illustrated p. 42 fig.
Isamu Noguchi and Matta Unique handpainted “Akari” hanging light 1960s Ink on Japanese mulberry bark paper, copper. 61 in. (155 cm.) long Light produced by Ozeki Company, Gifu, Japan. Top stamped with Noguchi’s ideograph and signed by Matta with his monogram.
Provenance Clara Scremini Gallery, Paris Exhibited “Lumières, je pense à vous,” Centre de Création Industrielle (CCI), Centre Pompidou Musée national d’art moderne, Paris, June 3–August 5, 1985 Literature Lumières, je pense à vous, exh. cat., Centre Pompidou Musée national d’artmoderne, Paris, 1985, illustrated p. 128, fig. 51; André Koch, Struck by Lighting: An Art-historical introduction to electrical lighting design for the domestic interior, Rotterdam, 1994, illustrated p. 42 fig.
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