NAOSHIMA, JAPAN - ART ISLAND

Earlier this year, my husband and I were finally able to take a trip we have dreamed of for years – to Naoshima, Japan – the legendary “Art Island” in the Inland Sea. The only word that can describe it is MAGICAL.

 HIROSHI SUGIMOTO’S GO’O SHRINE.

 GO’O SHRINE FROM UNDERGROUND.

 REI NAITO’S KINZA, PART OF THE NAOSHIMA ART HOUSE PROJECT.

 TATSUO MIYAJIMA’S KADOYA, PART OF THE NAOSHIMA ART HOUSE PROJECT.

HIROSHI SENJU’S ISHIBASHI, PART OF THE NAOSHIMA ART HOUSE PROJECT.

 LEE UFAN’S SHADOW OF STONE, AT LEE UFAN MUSEUM, NAOSHIMA.

WALTER DE MARIA’S TIME/TIMELESS/NO TIME AT CHICHU ART MUSEUM, NAOSHIMA.

MORE WALTER DE MARIA ON THE GROUNDS OF BENESSE HOUSE.

RELAXING AT CHICHU.

 HIROSHI SUGIMOTO’S COFFIN OF LIGHT IN THE BENESSE HOUSE HOTEL BASEMENT. MY DAILY CHURCH.

IN THE COFFIN OF LIGHT.

A SUGIMOTO PRINT ON ITS OWN ISLAND.

YAYOI KUSAMA ON THE GROUNDS OF BENESSE HOUSE.

THE “CULTURAL MIXING BATH” – A HOT TUB STONEHENGE OVERLOOKING THE SEA, MEANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO MEET AND RELAX WITH THE LOCALS.

THE PUBLIC BATH HOUSE IN THE VILLAGE.