So, things are kinda sorta getting better in Japan. A second wave of the pandemic could be coming, it may even have started in Tokyo where the number of new cases has been rising again. And a few days ago I was being asked and I wondered whether it was […]
Benesse House
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Just a few pictures of the Benesse House Park & Beach area, probably my favorite part of Naoshima. Benesse House Beach hotel Takamatsu in the distance (one can almost see my house) Benesse House Park hotel Cylinder Bisected by Plane (by Dan Graham – 1995) […]
I’m always a bit reluctant to go to Naoshima during the Setouchi Triennale. The thing is that too many people reduce the Triennale to Naoshima only. How many times have I read blogs or heard people waiting for the Triennale to be happening to visit Naoshima and Naoshima only? […]
You may already know it, but French artist Niki de Saint Phalle is one of the permanent residents of Naoshima (or rather some of her art), and that since almost the very beginnings of Benesse Art Site Naoshima. There are five sculptures of her in the Benesse House park, […]
When you’re on Naoshima, leaving the Benesse House Museum to walk down towards the beach, chances are you’re going to walk down these stairs: When doing so, don’t forget to check out the opening at the base of the wall on your left, you’ll find an artwork […]
This July, the Benesse House Museum celebrates its 20th Anniversary! Several special events are organized these days for the occasion, but there is one in particular that I advise you to attend if you can go to Naoshima tomorrow (or rather today as it’s going to be […]
Shipyard Works – Bow with Hole by Shinro Ohtake The piece can be seen on the terrace of the Benesse House Museum on Naoshima.
Last Thursday, we went back to Naoshima for the first time since Fall 2010, and when the time came to return to Takamatsu, I had a sort of premonition inspired by memories from my last visit there. In other terms, in October 2010 when the Setouchi International Art Festival […]
Not too long ago I told you about the Benesse House and the Benesse Art Site on Naoshima. Here are a few more lines and pictures about it, although today, we are going to mainly focus on the Benesse House Park and Beach. This section of the Benesse House includes […]
Ok, I can’t go on much longer talking about Kagawa, the Seto islands, and of course Naoshima without talking about the Benesse House! So here is, finally, my first post on the topic. As you know if you’re a long time reader of this blog (well, it’s not that old, […]