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Major Sculpture Exhibitions Feature Hatoum, Asawa, Noguchi, Kentridge and Accessible Art

exhibition · 2026-04-19

Fondazione Prada in Milan presents a three-part project by Mona Hatoum from January 23 to November 9, 2026, featuring installations with glass spheres and a kinetic work responding to the building's height. MoMA in New York honors Ruth Asawa's centennial with a retrospective until February 7, 2026, showcasing wire sculptures and works on paper spanning six decades. The High Museum of Art in Atlanta hosts the first Isamu Noguchi retrospective in nearly 25 years from April 10 to August 2, highlighting his diverse output including furniture and public spaces. Yorkshire Sculpture Park in Wakefield displays William Kentridge's most expansive sculpture exhibition outside South Africa until April 19, with 40 works including a new outdoor paper procession. The Henry Moor Institute in Leeds presents Beyond the Visual until April 19, the UK's first major sculpture exhibition curated with blind practitioners, featuring works by Emilie Louise Gossiaux and Lenka Clayton. These exhibitions explore sculpture's evolving definitions, from Anish Kapoor's perceptual forms to Jeff Koons' polished appropriations, examining art's purpose and accessibility.

Key facts

  • Mona Hatoum's exhibition at Fondazione Prada runs from January 23 to November 9, 2026
  • Ruth Asawa's retrospective at MoMA marks her 100th birthday on January 24, 2026
  • Isamu Noguchi's retrospective at High Museum of Art is the first in nearly 25 years
  • William Kentridge's exhibition at Yorkshire Sculpture Park includes 40 works in various materials
  • Beyond the Visual at Henry Moor Institute is the UK's first major sculpture exhibition curated with blind practitioners
  • Ruth Asawa was incarcerated in war relocation camps during WWII before attending Black Mountain College
  • Isamu Noguchi declared 'I am not a designer' in 1949 despite his broad design work
  • Over two million people in the UK live with sight loss, with 250 people daily starting to lose vision

Entities

Artists

  • Mona Hatoum
  • Ruth Asawa
  • Isamu Noguchi
  • William Kentridge
  • Anish Kapoor
  • Jeff Koons
  • Emilie Louise Gossiaux
  • Lenka Clayton
  • Constantin Brâncuși
  • Emma Jacob
  • Louise Dahl-Wolfe
  • Laurence Cuneo
  • Edison Price
  • Stella Olivier

Institutions

  • Fondazione Prada
  • MoMA
  • High Museum of Art
  • Yorkshire Sculpture Park
  • Henry Moor Institute
  • Black Mountain College
  • Center for Creative Photography
  • Arizona Board of Regents
  • The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum
  • Artists Rights Society (ARS)
  • Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc.
  • David Zwirner
  • KINDL – Centre for Contemporary Art
  • Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance
  • The Noguchi Museum Archives
  • Goodman Gallery
  • Galleria Lia Rumma
  • Hauser & Wirth
  • The Fabric Workshop and Museum
  • San Francisco Museum of Art

Locations

  • Milan
  • Italy
  • New York
  • United States
  • Atlanta
  • Georgia
  • Wakefield
  • United Kingdom
  • Leeds
  • California
  • Mexico
  • Johannesburg
  • South Africa
  • Philadelphia
  • Arizona

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