Japanese sculptor Kan Yasuda, whose works are displayed everywhere from Tokyo to the discipline's epicenter in Italy, received the Isamu Noguchi Award on Monday at a ceremony in New York.Born in Japan's Hokkaido in 1945, Yasuda, 80, is an Italy-based sculptor who is known for works in marble and bronze that harmonize with nature.The Noguchi Museum said Yasuda shared a "personal and artistic connection" with Noguchi, a Japanese American who was a world-renowned multidisciplinary artist.Ahead of the award ceremony, Yasuda told Kyodo News through an interpreter, "I am extremely happy" to be re…READ FULL ARTICLE
