Image courtesy of the Joseph Goto Reading Room & Archive
Institution: Joseph Goto Archive
Event Title: Joseph Goto Reading Room & Archive Open House
Location: Joseph Goto Reading Room and Archive, 627 E 6th St, New York, NY 10009, USA
Event Format: In-Person Tour
Event Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Event Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Join us for the inaugural open house at the Joseph Goto: Reading Room & Archive - in Lower Manhattan.
Visitors will be welcomed by Director, Mia Morikawa, who will share context about the artist’s life, ethos and practice, along with an outline of ongoing effort to make his archival collection accessible to the public. Archivist, Nicole Font, will introduce plans for processing Goto’s papers.
Joseph Goto (1916–1994) was a sculptor and art educator. Born in Hilo, Hawaiʻi, Goto learned to weld while working as a civilian for Army Engineers. Soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor - he transformed his skill—a residue of war—into an artistic practice. In 1952, the Museum of Modern Art acquired his sculpture Organic Form, a milestone in a five-decade career spanning drawing, painting, and sculpture, from intimate tabletop works to large-scale public commissions.
Registration Note: Register via the A.R.T. website.
Public Contact: Mia Morikawa, connect@josephgoto.org
