The Art House Project is one of the oldest art projects on Naoshima (only preceded by the Benesse House Museum). It is located in the village of Honmura on the eastern coast of the island. The concept and main idea of the Art House Project are to install site-specific artworks […]
Hiroshi Sugimoto
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It’s been a while since I’ve posted pictures of the Go’o Shrine on Naoshima. If you want to read what it is about, please go check the main article that I have written about it a short while ago: Go’o Shrine on Naoshima In short, the building […]
Update: This post dates from 2018, you can find a current page about the Art House Project there: Art House Project Today, I’m bringing you to Naoshima and more precisely Honmura, one of the main villages on the island in order to visit the Art House Project. If […]
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? […]
Today, let’s briefly talk about Naoshima’s Go’o Shrine. If you’ve been to Naoshima or at least have an interest in the island, I’m pretty sure that you have already heard about it, but in case you didn’t, here is some information about it. On a small hill right off […]
Notice: This post dates from 2010. You will find more accurate and up-to-date description and information about the Art House Project there: Art House Project When I started to describe in a more or less detailed way various works of art from the Setouchi International Art Festival, it […]
I’ve waited for that day (yesterday) with a mix of excitement and apprehension, as it was the day I was finally going to set foot on Naoshima. The island where one day, about twenty years ago, the Benesse Corporation decided to set up a Contemporary Art Museum, which made […]