Garden Dialogues

Garden Dialogues 2017: NY - The Noguchi Museum

Queens, NY

The Dialogue is now SOLD OUT.
Please contact
suzanne@tclf.org if you would like to be placed on the waiting list.

Innovative landscape architect Ken Smith, designer of MoMA's rooftop garden, will offer his distinct and usually entertaining insights on Isamu Noguchi in this one-time-only Garden Dialogue at The Noguchi Museum with Curator of Research, Matthew Kirsch.

Smith will examine the artistry and practicality of Noguchi's landscape design, from site planning to material choices and spatial arrangement.  He will also contextualize Noguchi's design vocabulary with 20th century landscape architecture and its impact on contemporary practice.

Founded in 1985, The Noguchi Museum was the first museum in America to be established, designed, and installed by a living artist to show his or her own work. Widely viewed as among the artist’s greatest achievements, the Museum comprises ten indoor galleries in a converted factory building, as well as an internationally acclaimed outdoor sculpture garden.

Ken Smith Workshop, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary, creates landscapes that draw on diverse cultural traditions and influences of the contemporary urban landscape.  Smith works on projects of varying scales and types: temporary installations private residential gardens, public spaces, parks and commercial projects. He is an artist, a provocateur and a thoroughly original voice in the world of design.


2.0 LA CES™ Professional development hours will be available to attendees.

Thanks to the generosity of our hosts and sponsors, tickets for Garden Dialogues are tax deductible and proceeds benefit the educational programs of The Cultural Landscape Foundation.


Refund Policy:

Cancellations and Refunds will be granted according to the following schedule:
Up to two (2) weeks in advance: 90% (Deduction represents administrative processing fees)
Less than two (2) weeks in advance but up to seven (7) days prior: 70%
No refunds will be made for cancellations seven (7) days prior to event
No refunds will be made for “No Shows” (a person who registers for a program but who does not cancel registration or attend the program).
Refunds will be processed as they are received or after the conclusion of the program, depending on the program date and when cancellation occurs. Refunds may take five (5) to seven (7) business days to process.