(Naoshima Island, Japan)(Architecture)(Travel)2023-07-02
Ando Museum
A Tadao Ando-designed inner space, framed by unadorned concrete walls, infuses new life into this 100-year-old traditional wooden house which houses the history of both Ando's work and the island of Naoshima.
A Tadao Ando-designed inner space, framed by unadorned concrete walls, infuses new life into this 100-year-old traditional wooden house in Honmura. Here, contrasting elements of past/present, wood/concrete, and light/shadow overlap in this space, which condenses the essence of Tadao Ando's architecture. Learn about Ando's work and Naoshima's history through photographs, sketches, and models, and see how the museum itself has revived this venerable old house.
Naoshima Island – Lee Ufan Museum
A Museum resulting from the collaboration between internationally acclaimed Korean Artist Lee Ufan and Japanese Architect Tadao Ando.
Naoshima Island – Yayoi Kusama Yellow Pumpkin
On an old pier on Naoshima Island, Japan, Yayoi Kusama's largest Pumpkin sculpture was designed with the knowledge that it would be the first to be displayed outside.
Chichu Art Museum
Despite being primarily subterranean, the Chichu Art Museum designed by Tadao Ando and featuring works of James Turrell and Claude Monet, lets in an abundance of natural light that changes the appearance of the artworks and the ambience of the space itself with the passage of time throughout the day and all along the year's four seasons.
