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Benesse Art Site Naoshima
Benesse Art Site Naoshima

The Life of Contemporary Artists by Akiko Miki.  Limited time series.

Benesse Art Site Naoshima has been developing art projects for about 30 years with an eye toward creating a place to think about "Well-being".
This is a special series featuring one contemporary artist at a time who is closely related to these activities,
and examining the artist's life, career, and what art means to him or her.

Latest articles

  • Lee Ufan: Outward-bound Spirit / The Road Towards Infinity (#2)

    Lee Ufan: Outward-bound Spirit / The Road Towards Infinity (#2)

    To Europe, and to the World While Mono-h...

  • Lee Ufan: Outward-bound Spirit / The Road Towards Infinity  (#1)

    Lee Ufan: Outward-bound Spirit / The Road Towards Infinity (#1)

    2022 was a momentous year that affirmed ...

  • Hiroshi Sugimoto: "Art is the last source of inspiration left to humanity" (#2)

    Hiroshi Sugimoto: "Art is the last source of inspiration left to humanity" (#2)

    From the reconstruction of Go'o Shrine t...

  • Hiroshi Sugimoto: "Art is the last source of inspiration left to humanity"  (#1)

    Hiroshi Sugimoto: "Art is the last source of inspiration left to humanity" (#1)

    Everything is karmically connected How c...

  • Tsuyoshi Ozawa:

    Tsuyoshi Ozawa: "Bringing Out New Discussions From Dark Histories, Creating a Positive Field out of a Negative Environment" (#2)

    Bringing Out New Discussions From Dark H...

  • Tsuyoshi Ozawa:

    Tsuyoshi Ozawa: "How Can Art be a Part of Our Lives in Contemporary Society? " (#1)

    Tsuyoshi Ozawa's Permanent Installations...

Artists

Yayoi Kusama

  • Yayoi Kusama: "Art is an Endless Struggle, Art is Love, Art is Life" (#1)

    Yayoi Kusama: "Art is an Endless Struggle, Art is Love, Art is Life" (#1)

    Pumpkin, a Solemn Existence on the Pier ...

  • Yayoi Kusama: "Art is an Endless Struggle, Art is Love, Art is Life" (#2)

    Yayoi Kusama: "Art is an Endless Struggle, Art is Love, Art is Life" (#2)

    Toward Worldwide Success 1989 was not on...

Tsuyoshi Ozawa

  • Tsuyoshi Ozawa: "How Can Art be a Part of Our Lives in Contemporary Society? " (#1)

    Tsuyoshi Ozawa: "How Can Art be a Part of Our Lives in Contemporary Society? " (#1)

    Tsuyoshi Ozawa's Permanent Installations...

  • Tsuyoshi Ozawa: "Bringing Out New Discussions From Dark Histories, Creating a Positive Field out of a Negative Environment" (#2)

    Tsuyoshi Ozawa: "Bringing Out New Discussions From Dark Histories, Creating a Positive Field out of a Negative Environment" (#2)

    Bringing Out New Discussions From Dark H...

Hiroshi Sugimoto

  • Hiroshi Sugimoto: "Art is the last source of inspiration left to humanity"  (#1)

    Hiroshi Sugimoto: "Art is the last source of inspiration left to humanity" (#1)

    Everything is karmically connected How c...

  • Hiroshi Sugimoto: "Art is the last source of inspiration left to humanity" (#2)

    Hiroshi Sugimoto: "Art is the last source of inspiration left to humanity" (#2)

    From the reconstruction of Go'o Shrine t...

Lee Ufan

  • Lee Ufan: Outward-bound Spirit / The Road Towards Infinity  (#1)

    Lee Ufan: Outward-bound Spirit / The Road Towards Infinity (#1)

    2022 was a momentous year that affirmed ...

  • Lee Ufan: Outward-bound Spirit / The Road Towards Infinity (#2)

    Lee Ufan: Outward-bound Spirit / The Road Towards Infinity (#2)

    To Europe, and to the World While Mono-h...

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