Get unlimited access to the best stories on medium and support writers while youre at it. Its been more than one year since i visited the teshima art museum for the first time, so maybe its time that i tell you about it, isnt it. Oct 19, 2016 a great museum should, perhaps, offer an experience that leads one to discover territories unknown, bringing visitors into profound contact with the world. For those who are lucky enough to make it out to this farflung island, teshima art museum offers that experience. Teshima art museum npo teshima tourism association. Like a big drop of white concrete, the museum is embedded in the hilly landscape bordering the steep coastline of the island of teshima. If you visit teshima probably after departing from naoshima, a mustvisit site is the teshima art museum built on a small hill. Teshima art museum by ryue nishizawa, teshima island, japan. The teshima art museum, teshima bijitsukan hosts a single piece of artwork and. The use of an open air structure resembplin a water droplet responds well to its context near the ocean as well as the tropical climate of the area.
The museum building is made of a freestanding concrete shell. Perched on a cliff overlooking the seto inland sea are two white concrete dome structures. Rome2rio is a doortodoor travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. Shaped like a drop of water, the museum lies in a corner of the spacious grounds surrounded by oncefallow rice terraces t. It calls itself a museum, but its exhibition space is very far from the traditional view of architecture for museums, with their masses of jumbled objects and works of art. Media in category teshima art museum the following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. Teshima art museum teshima island, japan teshima art.
Teshima art museum ruye nishizawa in detail the strength. Benesse art site naoshima calendar benesse art site naoshima. Naoshima to teshima art museum one way to travel via ferry. Getting around on teshima access benesse art site naoshima. The hosts a single piece of artwork and is located on the island.
Teshima art museum by ryuei nishizawa and rei naito spoon. Volume 14 issue 3 downloaded by meng qu on wed sep 04 2019 at. Island residents believe that artists should achieve a deeper understanding of the. Designed for the artwork of artist rei naito, the teshima art museum is a seamless, earthen form of white concrete in which responds to the rolling landscape of an island located in the inland sea. At teshima, he simply eschewed them, thanks to his relationship with a cooperative client.
Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. Two large elliptical openings in the takamatsu port area in japan, define and orient the space while letting the interior collect pieces of the elements. Not only does the teshima art museums form emulate a bead of waterthe element is one of the buildings primary subject matters. The museum, which resembles a water droplet landing on concrete, was created by ryue nishizawa. The teshima art museum catches its visitors off guard. And by the way, when you go to a place called teshima art museum, one of the first things that come to mind is to wonder what kind of art this place houses. The boat runs in accordance with the teshima art museum and inujima seirensho art museum timetables. This space is a more of a point of interest rather than a museum, since it houses only one unique work. The teshima art museum designed by tokyobased architect ryue nishizawa and japanese artist rei naito opened in 2010 for the setouchi international art festival that was held in the takamatsu port. Teshima art museum to naoshima one way to travel via car. We recommend taking the ferry from karato port to uno port and then taking the ferry from uno to honmura, which is the fastest and cheapest option, and takes around 2h 16m. Find all the transport options for your trip from naoshima to teshima art museum right here. Twelve islands connected to this cultural laboratory joined.
Oct 21, 2010 images by noboru morikawa architect ryuei nishizawa cofounder of sanaa and sculptor rei naito were on site last week at the opening ceremony of their 6year long collaborative work, the teshima art museum. In matrix at teshima art museum, water trickles out from the ground, here and there, throughout the day. The island was the subject of a scandal in which 600,000 tons of toxic waste were illegally dumped on the island. Book your tickets online for teshima art museum, teshima. Apr 27, 2017 i didnt know what to expect but was told by a local to see the teshima museum. Two of the villages have ferry ports, karato and ieura, the latter of which is the more important.
Click here to download a pdf of the muse cafe menu. The museum, which resembles a water droplet at the moment of landing, is located in the corner of a rice terrace that was restored in collaboration with local residents. The teshima art museum merges nature, art, and architecture into an impressive display. It is one of my favourite places i visited in japan. The elegant teshima art museum is a luminous droplet in. Teshima art museum is located on teshima island in the seto inland sea. The teshima art museum opened on the island in 2010.
Uniting the creative visions of artist rei naito and architect ryue nishizawa, teshima art museum stands on a hill on the island of teshima overlooking the seto inland sea. This museum was designed by ryue nishizawa, who took seven years to complete his plan. Firstly the island of naoshima, later inujima and teshima became large museums under the open sky. Teshima is the regions second largest island after shodoshima. Rome2rio has found one way to get from teshima art museum to naoshima by ferry. In fact, on teshima island visitors are left alone to contemplate an experience with nature made of light, water and air. After visiting the museum, visitors can explore the gift shop or dine at the cafe nearby.
A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Rome2rio makes travelling from naoshima to teshima art museum easy. Teshima art museum teshima art museum, art, architecture. On a farflung island in japan, teshima museum offers a.
In 2000, after a 25year legal battle, the waste was transported to naoshima for processing. Teshima art museum by ryue nishizawa and rei naito on teshima island, japan teshima art museum by tokyobased architect ryue nishizawa and japanese artist rei naito recently welcomed visitors of the 2010 setouchi international art festival held on seven islands in the takamatsu port area, japan. Uniting the creative visions of artist rei naito and architect ryue nishizawa, teshima art museum stands on a hill on the island of teshima overlooking the inland sea. The teshima art museum, teshima bijitsukan hosts a single piece of artwork and is located on the island of teshima, kagawa prefecture, japan, in the seto inland sea. A forested mountain stands in its middle, and a circular road connects its three small fishing villages. The architect is ryue nishizawa cofounder of sanaa. Uniting the creative visions of artist rei naito and architect ryue nishizawa, teshima art museum stands on a hill on the island of teshima overlooking the seto. The elegant teshima art museum is a luminous droplet in the. Teshima art museum all you need to know before you go.
Quarterly magazine published by benesse art site naoshima are introducing our activities on the islands of naoshima, teshima and inujima. It was important to us to create an architectural space that could coexist with rei naitos work, and act in harmony with the islands environment. The enigmatic emergence of a museum that is in principle empty. It faces the ocean from a magnificent hillside covered by rice terraces. Edges, he also knew, would be an issue at the building stage. Located on the japanese island of teshima, the site is openair in order to allow nature to affect the visitor experience. Architecture for art nsw architects registration board. And actually, it wont be just one post but a series of posts.
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