メトロポリタン美術館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (メトロポリタン美術館Instagram)「“The image of man as kouros goes back to student memories of your plaster casts and the pink archaic Kouros you acquired—the admiration of youth.” ⁣⁣ —Isamu Noguchi, note to The Met, 1954⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Happy birthday to legendary sculptor #IsamuNoguchi ⁣✨ ⁣ ⁣⁣ A masterpiece of abstract surrealist sculpture and a rich combination of modern Western European and Japanese aesthetics (not to mention a feat of engineering), #Noguchi’s "Kouros” is a powerful example of how contemporary artists have responded to The Met collection over time—the sculpture, and his note above, was likely referring to this important Greek sculpture in The Met's collection. Swipe to see ➡️ ⁣⁣ ⁣ See Noguchi's "Kouros" greet you as you enter "Making The Met, 1870–2020," on view through January 3. ⁣ ⁣⁣ 🎨 Isamu Noguchi (American, 1904–1988), Kouros, 1945. Marble.⁣ On view in #MakingTheMet. @metmodern⁣ ⁣⁣ 🎨 Marble statue of a kouros (youth). Greek (Attic), ca. 590–580 B.C. On view in Gallery 154. @metgreekandroman⁣⁣」11月18日 10時20分