If you have heard of Naoshima from another source than this blog, you most likely have heard about Yayoi Kusama‘s Yellow Pumpkin. It is after all the island’s most famous artwork (and I almost want to say Japan’s most famous contemporary artwork), and worry not, I will also tell […]
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Yesterday reached 40°C (about 100°F), today should be the same. Yes, contrarily to popular belief the hottest place in France in August is not Provence, but my home area. In other words, it’s too hot to blog. So today, I’ll mostly do this instead:
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, […]
Strange artwork this Mukaijima Project – “Make Island From Island” (向島プロジェクト「島から島を作る」). I like the idea. I’m less sure about the result. The idea was to create an artificial island (a floating and anchored one) between Naoshima and Mukaijima (one of the tiny islands surrounding Naoshima, only 500 ft away). It was […]
To be able to talk about the next artwork, I first need to explain its title and the fact that it contains a pun. Yes, I know, puns and wordplays are not funny anymore when somebody explains, but unless you speak Japanese, you’ll need my help on this one. […]
The works of art from the Setouchi International Art Festival 2010 about which I have talked lately didn’t excite me much. Today, it’s different as I’m going to tell you about one of those that surprised me the most. Positively surprised me, that is. It is Blind Blue Landscape (ブラインド・ブルー・ランドスケープ) […]
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 […]