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Other kinds of art<\/p>\n

Wednesday, April 15\u00a0\u2014\u00a0There is a version of art that waits for you in white-walled rooms. And then there is the other kind.<\/p>\n

Isamu Noguchi spent his career making the other kind. Coffee tables and floor lamps in living rooms. Playgrounds kids played on without knowing they were inside a sculpture. Art, Noguchi believed, belongs where people already are. Our look at \u201cIsamu Noguchi: \u2018I am not a designer,’\u201d \u2013 the High Museum\u2019s retrospective of almost 200 pieces of his work on display through Aug. 2 \u2013showcases the mind of a man who approached every assignment as an artist.\u00a0<\/p>\n

illumine pushes that belief further. For two weekends in April, Historic Oakland Foundation opens the gates of Oakland Cemetery and invites Atlanta inside to move through an art exhibition installed among the magnolias and mausoleums. Our preview explores how illumine\u2019s curators built around a simple conviction: art belongs in the full life of a city, not just the expected parts.<\/p>\n

When was the last time you met art somewhere unexpected?
\u2014Sherri Daye Scott<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Photo by Sherri Daye Scott<\/p>\n

The artist who named himself<\/p>\n

\ud83e\udea8\u00a0Isamu Noguchi insisted he was not a designer. A new exhibition at the High Museum featuring the breadth and depth of Noguchi\u2019s work, from midcentury furniture to an iconic Atlanta playground, makes the case that he was right.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u27a1\ufe0f\u00a0See how Noguchi made art accessible<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Posters in Action at MODA<\/p>\n

SPONSORED BY MUSEUM OF DESIGN ATLANTA<\/p>\n

\ud83e\udea7\u00a0Posters show up everywhere \u2013 streets, classrooms, protests, theaters \u2013 because some ideas demand to be seen.<\/p>\n

Public Notice: The 2025 U.S. International Poster Biennial, on view at\u00a0MODA, presents work selected from 11,800 submissions across 93 countries. Social, cultural, environmental, animated \u2013 these posters reveal how design shapes public life at moments of urgency and pride.<\/p>\n

\u2192 Open Wednesday through Sunday, 12-7 p.m. Closes May 22.\u00a0Come see what\u2019s on the wall.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Courtesy Historic Oakland Foundation<\/p>\n

Oakland Cemetery as a canvas<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udca1Ten artists. Two weekends. One of Atlanta\u2019s oldest and most beautiful public spaces, lit from within. illumine 2026 opens Thurs., April 16, at Historic Oakland Cemetery in Grant Park, with new partnerships with the High Museum, the Neon Company, and Downtown Atlanta Inc.<\/p>\n

\u27a1\ufe0f\u00a0Learn more about illumine 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Photo courtesy of SCAD FASH<\/p>\n

Art Happenings<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf31\u00a0\u00a0Stephanie Dowda DeMer: Tell Us of the World Closing Reception<\/a>\u00a0| 5-7 p.m., today |\u00a0Emory Visual Arts Gallery.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2702\ufe0f\u00a0GT Arts Mixed Media Collage Workshop\u00a0<\/a>| 2-4 p.m., April\u00a016 |\u00a0Ferst Center for the Arts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc57\u00a0Dior Decoded: Curator in Conversation<\/a>\u00a0| 2:30 p.m., April\u00a017 |\u00a0SCAD FASH. (Pictured)\u00a0<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf38\u00a0Spring Alive: A\u00a0Chromatic Study in Orange and Pink<\/a>\u00a0| 5:30-7:30 p.m., April\u00a018 | The Scene Art Gallery.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Post of the Week<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfa8\u00a0@blackboyartshow<\/a>\u00a0spotlights six Atlanta-based artists to watch. The show brings 100+ creatives to the Georgia International Convention Center this Sunday, starting at 3 p.m.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd17\u00a0See the post.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udd8b\ufe0f\u00a0Today\u2019s Sketchbook was edited by Julie E. Bloemeke.<\/p>\n

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