Rago Open House/Talk on October 24: "Isamu Noguchi and 'My Arizona'"

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Rago Open House/Talk on October 24: "Isamu Noguchi and 'My Arizona'"

LAMBERTVILLE, New Jersey
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October 07, 2013

Isamu Noguchi, Important sculpture, "My Arizona", New York, 1943, magnesite/acrylic, unmarked, 5” x 18” sq. Estimate: $300,000-$500,000.

RAGO AUCTIONS OPEN HOUSE FEATURES A TALK BY ANDREW RAIMIST ON “ISAMU NOGUCHI AND ‘MY ARIZONA’” ON OCTOBER 24

Lambertville, NJ: The Rago Arts and Auction Center hosts an open house on Thursday, October 24, featuring a talk by Andrew Raimist on “Isamu Noguchi and ‘My Arizona’” at 6 pm. The talk takes place during the preview week for Rago's 20th/21st C. Design auctions.

In 1978, Isamu Noguchi, legendary artist/designer/architect, presented two versions of his celebrated sculpture “My Arizona” to Gary Zeller, a young scientist and conservator. Rago Auctions is proud to be representing both of these original works in its 20th/21st Century Design sale on October 27th.

In this illustrated lecture, Andrew Raimist will describe the history, form and significance of Noguchi’s sculpture "My Arizona". He will address the importance of this work in the development of Noguchi's oeuvre, its relationship to other critical works of the period and its formal, political and historical significance.

Andrew Raimist, an architect, writer and photographer, teaches architecture at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis. His architectural work is focused on mid-century modern architecture and preservation. His recent book (en)visioning Hyde Park documents his collaboration with Rebuild Foundation in St. Louis. Mr. Raimist is the recipient of grants from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, the Missouri Arts Council and the American Institute of Architects.

Isamu Noguchi, Important sculpture, "My Arizona", New York, 1977, hydrostone (gypsum and calcium carbonate), polymer cement, hardened polymer, acrylic, signed IN 1977, 5” x 18” sq. Estimate: $150,000-$200,000.

The auction house opens on Thursday, October 24 at noon. A reception begins at 5 p.m. Raimist will speak at 6 p.m.

RSVP to 609.397.9374 ext. 119 or raac@ragoarts.com. If you unable to RSVP in advance, please join us if you can; all are welcome.

TO THE EDITOR

High resolution images available on request.

About Gary Zeller/Zeller International

Zeller International, co-founded by Gary Zeller and Joyce Spector, has provided specialty chemical products and engineering solutions across multiple industries since 1964. Much of its work has been in the fields of art and entertainment. Among its clients: Buckminster Fuller, Phillip Johnson, Frank Stella, Duane Hanson, the Museum of Natural History (New York), Universal Studios, Cirque de Soleil, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) and the Smithsonian Museum. In April 1989 Mr. Zeller received an Academy Award for Scientific Achievement.

About Rago Arts and Auction Center

Rago is a leading U.S. auction house with $28 million in sales in 2012. We serve thousands of sellers and buyers internationally with a singular blend of global reach and personal service. Rago holds auctions of 20th/21st c. design, fine art, decorative arts, furnishings, jewelry, militaria, coins and currency, Asian, historic ephemera, and ethnographic property. A world-class venue through which to buy and sell, it offers valuations for personal property (from a single piece to collections and estates), appraisals, estate services, exhibitions and lectures in house and online. Rago is based in New Jersey, midway between Philadelphia and New York City.

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