Danh Vō presented the 13th Annual Isamu Noguchi Award
6 October 2026
The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York, NY, USA
On Tuesday, October 6, 2026, The Noguchi Museum will host its annual benefit and presentation of the thirteenth annual Isamu Noguchi Award. This year, the Award recognizes artist Danh Vō and fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto.
Established in 2014 and presented annually, the Isamu Noguchi Award acknowledges highly accomplished individuals who share Noguchi’s spirit of innovation, unbounded imagination, and uncompromising commitment to creativity. The Award celebrates individuals from around the world, across various disciplines, whose works demonstrate the highest level of artistic integrity marked by fearless experimentation and a preoccupation with cross-cultural dialogue and exchange. Honoring creatives whose work exhibits qualities of artistic excellence that are shared with Noguchi, the Award also recognizes work that carries significant social consciousness and function.