On the island of Naoshima off the coast of western Japan, Japanese architect Tadao Ando has built a spectacular structure comprised of basic geometric forms. Situated on cliffs overlooking the straits of Seto-Naikai, the building provides a congenial setting for the presentation of numerous masterpieces of artistic reduction, including several of Claude Monet's Water Lilies, sculptures by Walter de Maria, and light installations by James Turrell. This publication presents the building in photographs by Naoya Hatakeyama and Ryuji Miyamoto, showing both the construction site and the completed museum.
Access level
Onsite
artist
Location code
MON.ANT
Language
English
Keywords
Publication/Creation date
2008
No of pages
256
ISBN / ISSN
377571460X
No of copies
1
Content type
artist monograph
Chapter headings
Ambitious Dream
To Contemplate Living Well
Creating a Place for Aesthetic Experience
The Chichu Art Museum
Journey to the Origin
Feeling to Thought...
Walter De Maria's Universal Form
Speaking for the Light
James Turrell
Monet's Water Lilies Odes to Nature, History, and the Human Spirit
The Big Picture
Chichu Art Museum: Tadao Ando Builds For Walter De Maria, James Turrell and Claude Monet
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