The Facts
On October 7, 2026, White Cube announced that Danh Vo has received the 13th annual Isamu Noguchi Award. Vo received the award alongside fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto at The Noguchi Museum's annual benefit in Long Island City, New York, on October 6, 2026. Established in 2014, the award recognizes individuals across disciplines who share Isamu Noguchi's commitment to innovation, imagination, and creativity. Vo has maintained a sustained artistic dialogue with Noguchi's work, beginning with exhibitions at M+ in Hong Kong and SMK – The National Gallery of Denmark in 2018, and continuing through projects at Mudam Luxembourg, Fondazione Querini Stampalia in Venice, and most recently 'Danh Vo in Situ: Akari by Noguchi' at M+.
The Signal
The award underscores Vo's deepening engagement with Noguchi's legacy, positioning him within a lineage of cross-disciplinary artists who bridge sculpture, design, and installation. It also highlights The Noguchi Museum's role in honoring contemporary practitioners who extend Noguchi's ethos of material experimentation and cultural exchange. For collectors, the recognition signals Vo's sustained institutional relevance and the enduring market interest in artists who engage with modernist precedents through a contemporary lens.
- Artists: Danh Vo
- People: Yohji Yamamoto, Isamu Noguchi
- Galleries: White Cube
- Museums: The Noguchi Museum, M+, SMK – The National Gallery of Denmark, Mudam Luxembourg, Fondazione Querini Stampalia
- Locations: New York, Long Island City, Hong Kong, Copenhagen, Luxembourg, Venice
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