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CURATED ATLAS FOR CONTEMPORARY DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE
(Naoshima Island, Japan)()(Travel)2023-03-23

Naoshima Island – Lee Ufan Museum

A Museum resulting from the collaboration between internationally acclaimed Korean Artist Lee Ufan and Japanese Architect Tadao Ando.

The front rock garden of the Lee Ufan Museum designed by Tadao Ando on Naoshima Island
The front rock garden of the Lee Ufan Museum designed by Tadao Ando on Naoshima Island

A museum resulting from the collaboration between internationally acclaimed artist Lee Ufan, presently based mainly in Europe, and architect Tadao Ando.


The Ando-designed semi-underground structure houses paintings and sculptures by Lee spanning a period from the 1970s to the present day. Lee's works resonate with Ando's architecture, giving visitors an impression of both stillness and dynamism. Located in a gentle valley surrounded by hills and the ocean, the museum offers a tranquil space where nature, architecture and art come in resonance with each other, inviting to peaceful and quiet contemplation in a society overflowing with material goods.

An outdoor sculpture by Lee Ufan on the lawn leading to the sea on Naoshima Island
An outdoor sculpture by Lee Ufan on the lawn leading to the sea on Naoshima Island
The front rock garden of the Lee Ufan Museum designed by Tadao Ando on Naoshima Island
The front rock garden of the Lee Ufan Museum designed by Tadao Ando on Naoshima Island
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