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The American artist Isamu Noguchi (1904-88) is perhaps best known for his functional sculptures, especially his Akari lamps and Noguchi coffee table, which became icons of modern design. However, as this delightful short illustrates, some of his most ambitious ideas were aimed at shaping communal spaces in the city he loved, even if many of them were never realised. Produced by the Noguchi Museum in New York City, this film features hand-painted animations that bring to life five of Noguchi’s playground proposals that........

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