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Preliminary warning: The coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic has thrown a wrench into all of our plans, and Art Setouchi’s plans too.Art Setouchi 2020 is not happening for the time being. Most artworks are closed and will remain closed in the foreseeable future.And honestly, you shouldn’t be coming to the Setouchi islands […]
So, that’s it. The Setouchi Triennale 2019 has ended. It’s been a long but great year with so many things happening. First of all, sorry for having been quiet on the blog for so long (probably the longest since I started it), but during the past two months, […]
Locally, Megijima is mostly known for its beach, as it is basically Takamatsu’s beach as you’ll quickly realize if you visit the island from mid-July to late August. It is also sometimes referred to as Onigashima, the Oni Island from the legend of Momotaro, as the island from the […]
Inujima is the only Art Setouchi island that is not located in Kagawa Prefecture, but in Okayama Prefecture. It’s also one of the three islands that are managed by Benesse Art Site Naoshima (the other two being Naoshima and Teshima). During the Edo period, just like a certain number of […]
For this third part of my adventures in the Setouchi Triennale 2019, we’re heading to my favorite place in the area if not in Japan: Ogijima. Before we go any further, if you haven’t done so, please read the previous episodes: Part One: Shodoshima Part Two: Shamijima (and Seijima) The […]
This year I had decided to blog about my Setouchi Triennale 2019 visits in chronological order, and as early as my second post about it, I’m throwing a wrench into it. See, I’ve been quite busy and I also caught a nasty cold (my son has started preschool; random nasty […]
Warning: Because of the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic, most Art Setouchi sites will remain closed until further notice. Also, as a reminder, the population of the islands is old and as such especially vulnerable to the virus. Please refrain from visiting the islands until things get better. Thank you for your […]
These are some extremely busy times. At the university, the academic year has just started. At home, my son has just started preschool. On the Setouchi islands, the Setouchi Triennale 2019 preparations have been everywhere. I’ve also been busy writing about the Triennale in other places. Oh, and I’m starting […]
Naoshima is where this idea of putting “art on islands” has started in the late 1980s. Nowadays, the island is world-famous for its art sites and museums that are collectively known as Benesse Art Site Naoshima. Nicknamed the art island online and elsewhere, it is really only half of the picture […]