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Reviving Islands through Art: The Setouchi Triennale |
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| Lucy Birmingham |
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| "I'm sure you want to eventually reach paradise, but assume it'll be after you die," says billionaire art patron Soichiro Fukutake. "My dream," he adds, "is to create paradise while we're still alive." Indeed he has, I think with a smile, as I recall my recent trip to the 2013 Setouchi Triennale, a contemporary art festival he is quietly supporting with his personal fortune and foundation. Unique among art events, it is aimed at reviving the aging and depopulating local communities that host it. more... |
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"Even in Utopia, I Am There" |
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| Nicolai Kruger |
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| The Musashino Art University Museum & Library by architect Sou Fujimoto was completed in 2010. Located on the lush grounds of the university's Kodaira campus, it is on the must-see list for aspiring architects visiting greater Tokyo. The new library was built adjacent to the former library building, which, as part of the project, has been refurbished and now serves as the university's art museum. more... |
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Getting Oriented at the Toyo Bunko Museum |
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| Alan Gleason |
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| Toyo Bunko, a.k.a. The Oriental Library, is a Tokyo institution that may be better known overseas than in its home country. Japan's oldest and largest Asian studies research library, it ranks with such august entities as the British Library and the Harvard-Yenching Institute and Library as one of the world's top five centers of East Asian studies. more... |
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