Benesse Art Site Naoshima
Chichu Art Museum
An underground contemporary art museum on Naoshima Island, Japan, designed by architect Tadao Ando.
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MarikaFirst to rec“OK go with me. This is an UNDERGROUND museum that uses no artificial light. There are only 3 artists displayed in the museum and two of them are Claude Monet and James Turrell. They make you put on little white booties to go into the Monet room - the only place in the world where you will see a Waterlilies painting lit by natural light. The building is designed by Tadao Ando. I know, it takes forever to get there from Tokyo. Just go.”
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Ayesha“Seeing (feeling?) James Turrell's Open Field was a profoundly moving experience for me. I also recommend checking out Minamidera, another Turrell work housed in a building designed by Tadao Ando on the other side of Naoshima.”
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Casey Pugh“A beautiful place on a beautiful island”
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Bella Darden“This is bucket list for sure”
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Kelly P“Astonishing.”
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Lindsay“Tadao Ando’s masterpiece housing site-specific installations.”
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Jeanine Nault“Moved to tears lol”
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