Talk Events
August 1, 2026 | 2 - 3 p.m.
Public Conversation: The Design Legacy of Isamu Noguchi
How do Isamu Noguchi’s ideas about world building influence today’s designers? Join the exhibition co-curators and guest speakers to explore the enduring design legacy of one of the 20th century’s most prolific creative minds, Isamu Noguchi.
August 22, 2026 | 6 - 9 p.m.
On Art and Music: Element (Kendrick Lamar)
Go behind-the-scenes with a conversation discussing art and music, featuring a live beat breakdown with Kendrick Lamar’s hit collaborator Tane Runo and world renown painter Tariku Shiferaw. The two will analyze Shiferaw’s abstract painting, Element (Kendrick Lamar). The painting—on view in the High’s galleries—is directly inspired by Lamar’s discography, and Shiferaw’s practice connects abstract geometry with popular music culture.
September 5, 2026 | 2 - 3 p.m.
Behind the Scenes with Walter Wick, Artist and Author of I SPY! and Can You See What I See?
How do Isamu Noguchi’s ideas about world building influence today’s designers? Join the exhibition co-curators and guest speakers to explore the enduring design legacy of one of the 20th century’s most prolific creative minds, Isamu Noguchi.
