Institution: Joseph Goto Archive
Event Title: Open House
Location: 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 Archivist, Nicole Font, who will introduce plans for processing Goto’s papers. Director, Mia Morikawa, will then share context about the artist’s life, ethos and practice, along with an outline of ongoing efforts to make his archival collection accessible to the public.
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.
Note: The entry door is at the street level and the window says ‘Vacancy’. The location is not that close to a subway but we are 1 block from a citibike station.
Registration Note: Register via the A.R.T. website.
Public Contact: Mia Morikawa, connect@josephgoto.org
Follow: @joseph_goto_archive on Instagram
