Perspectives: Akari 1N

Explore Isamu Noguchi’s Akari 1N in detail. Reflection written and read by Christopher Senger, Accounts Manager, Akari & Design at The Noguchi Museum. Assembled by Matt Hurley, Shipping Manager, Akari & Design at The Noguchi Museum.

About Perspectives
Inspired by Isamu Noguchi’s affirmation of each individual’s experience of art, these stories reflect personal interpretations and different ways a sculpture might be seen and made relevant. 

This film has been made possible with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies.

Production Credits
Director & Editor: Alex Meillier
Producer: Tanya Ager Meillier, Ager Meillier Films Inc.
Cinematographer: Shane Sigler
Composer: Adam Crystal
Steadicam Operator: Corey Hess
AC: Govinda Angulo
Gaffer: Ariel Nehorayoff
Sound Recordist: Tim Race
Sound Mix: Jeff Seelye, Red Hook Post
Production Coordinator: Hazel McKibbin

Filmed on location at The Noguchi Museum, July 2020.
©The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS).

[LosEspookys]

some say he's still staring at that light to this day

[matthewstokes]

I have been a fan my entire life since early childhood in England. Simply the best.

[ap-msmz]

I just assembled Akari 1A by myself using only two hands. It was the hardest thing I've ever done in my life (I haven't had a very hard life).

[esego]

I dismantled my Noguchi tabletop when I moved and no amount of instructions have helped me to get it back together. So sad. I love these light sculptures and would love to have more.

[ccfully]

Hello, can you tell me if this lamp can be safely used in the US or will I need a converter? Thx!

[ancientsprout]

I have seen some models that have a thread you pull to light it up, while others (like this one) have a switch you rotate at the base. Is it optional or do you know why it varies?

[kharrell]

can you use a brighter blub?? LEDs don't radiate heat.