Danh Võ and Yohji Yamamoto Win 13th Isamu Noguchi Award
On October 6, the Noguchi Museum revealed that Danh Võ and Yohji Yamamoto would receive the 13th Isamu Noguchi Award during its annual benefit, which also commemorated the 75th anniversary of Noguchi's Akari light sculptures. This award recognizes individuals who reflect Noguchi's artistic vision. Võ, a Vietnamese conceptual artist residing in Berlin and Mexico City, delves into themes of identity and memory across various mediums. His family escaped Vietnam amid the Cambodian-Vietnamese war and eventually settled in Denmark. He has showcased his work internationally, including at the Guggenheim Museum and the Venice Biennale. Yamamoto, a distinguished fashion designer, merges Western and Japanese aesthetics, earning Japan's Medal of Honor in 2004 and France's Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2011.
Key facts
- The Noguchi Museum announced Danh Võ and Yohji Yamamoto as the 13th Isamu Noguchi Award recipients on October 6.
- The award was presented at the museum's annual benefit, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of Noguchi's Akari light sculptures.
- Danh Võ is a Vietnamese-born conceptual artist based between Berlin and Mexico City.
- Võ's family fled Vietnam during the Cambodian-Vietnamese war (1978–89) and settled in Denmark.
- Võ has exhibited at the Venice Biennale (2013, 2015, 2019), the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (2018), and the Pinault Collection at Bourse de Commerce (2023).
- Yohji Yamamoto is a Japanese fashion designer based between Tokyo and Paris, known for avant-garde monochromatic garments.
- Yamamoto has received Japan's Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon (2004) and France's Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2011).
- Yamamoto paid tribute to Noguchi in his acceptance speech, stating that Noguchi created a language bridging East and West.
Entities
Artists
- Danh Võ
- Yohji Yamamoto
- Isamu Noguchi
- Tadao Ando
- Cai Guo-Qiang
- Norman Foster
- Rei Kawakubo
- Hiroshi Sugimoto
- Rembrandt
- Arne Jacobsen
- Michael Anastassiades
- Kaare Klint
- Poul Kjærholm
- Els Van Hoorebeeck
- Charles Zana
- Marion Franchetti
- Mario Schifano
- Seán McGirr
- Sarah Burton
- Taryn Simon
- Cher
- Grace Jones
- Jennie
- Junya Ishigami
- Lee Krasner
- Kozo
- Luís Rebelo de Andrade
- Tiago Rebelo de Andrade
Institutions
- Noguchi Museum
- Venice Biennale
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
- Pinault Collection
- Bourse de Commerce
- M+ Pavilion
- M+ museum
- SMK
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Louvre
- Fritz Hansen
- Skagerrak
- &Tradition
- Vitra
- Alexander McQueen
- JW Anderson
- Bottega Veneta
- Moncler
- Apparatus
- New Museum
- Art Basel
- UBS
- Phoenix Art Museum
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
- Peninsula London
- Art Basel Miami Beach
- Paris Art Week
- Paris Fashion Week
Locations
- Vietnam
- Denmark
- Berlin
- Germany
- Mexico City
- Mexico
- New York
- United States
- Paris
- France
- Hong Kong
- Copenhagen
- Tokyo
- Japan
- London
- NoMad
- SoHo
- Madison Avenue
- Place des Victoires
- Palais-Royal
- Lincoln's Inn Chapel
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
- Miami
- New Zealand
- Portugal