FUTURA2000 / The Noguchi Museum

With the release of two limited edition series of Akari lanterns and hand-painted monoprints by FUTURA2000, ICNCLST/ is delighted to continue a collaboration with the The Noguchi Museum that began in 2020 with the exhibition Futura Akari.

In August 2021, in Isamu Noguchi’s former studio located across the street from The Noguchi Museum in Long Island City, Queens, Leonard McGurr (FUTURA2000) hand-painted a series of Akari 1A, all of which feature designs by Noguchi screenprinted in yellow, orange, red, green, and grey colorways; and a series of hand-paintings on screenprints featuring surface designs for Akari. The two Akari print designs were created by Noguchi in different colorways for the Akari 1A beginning around 1954. The Akari prints are screenprinted in Japan on washi paper.

Each lamp and print is hand-painted and unique. A certificate of authenticity is included with each edition. The two limited edition series will be available for purchase through the museum starting Wednesday, September 14, at 12 pm ET.