Visitors to the "Endeavors" exhibition inspect the giant model of Naoshima island.
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Visitors to the "Endeavors" exhibition inspect the giant model of Naoshima island.
Tadao Ando
Ando's Benesse House is a modern art museum and guesthouse on the southern coast of Naoshima.
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Ando's Benesse House is a modern art museum and guesthouse on the southern coast of Naoshima.
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It is part of the Benesse Art Site Naoshima, seen here from above, which features the Benesse House Museum, the Oval, the Park and the Beach.
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It is part of the Benesse Art Site Naoshima, seen here from above, which features the Benesse House Museum, the Oval, the Park and the Beach.
Tadao Ando
The Benesse House Oval was designed as an annex to Benesse House. The oval structure is set in the heart of a forested area and offers vista points to the Seto Inland Sea.
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The Benesse House Oval was designed as an annex to Benesse House. The oval structure is set in the heart of a forested area and offers vista points to the Seto Inland Sea.
Tadao Ando
Ando worked with South Korean minimalist artist Lee Ufan to create a museum in his name. His steel and stone sculptures are on display here.
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Ando worked with South Korean minimalist artist Lee Ufan to create a museum in his name. His steel and stone sculptures are on display here.
Tadasu Yamamoto
For the The Chi Chu Art Museum, Ando challenged himself to bury the entire building within the hillside ("chichu" means underground in Japanese), but stipulated that all light sources would be natural.
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For the The Chi Chu Art Museum, Ando challenged himself to bury the entire building within the hillside ("chichu" means underground in Japanese), but stipulated that all light sources would be natural.
fujitsuka Mitsumasa
Ando cuts the tape at the opening ceremony of Ando Museum, a museum dedicated to his works, on Naoshima, in March, 2013.
Ando cuts the tape at the opening ceremony of Ando Museum, a museum dedicated to his works, on Naoshima, in March, 2013.
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Today, Naoshima is a cultural hotspot. This is a close-up of the "Shipyard works, Stern and Holes" installation by Otake Shinro.
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Today, Naoshima is a cultural hotspot. This is a close-up of the "Shipyard works, Stern and Holes" installation by Otake Shinro.
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George Rickey's "Three squares" is another art installation on Naoshima.
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George Rickey's "Three squares" is another art installation on Naoshima.
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Internationally renowned Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has installed one of her famous polka dot pumpkins on the end of a pier on the island.
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Internationally renowned Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has installed one of her famous polka dot pumpkins on the end of a pier on the island.
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