Look up lodge5/7/2023 ![]() ![]() Each Triennale showcases a variety of contemporary art, including installations, performances, and sculptures, while also encouraging visitors to explore the natural beauty of the Setouchi region. Subsequent Triennales included additional islands and are typically more than 100 days long and spread over three different seasons. The Trienalle focused on traditions specific to the history and lives of each island's inhabitants. The first Setouchi Triennale was held in 2010 with the theme of “Restoration of the Sea” and was held across seven of the area's islands, including Naoshima, Teshima, Megijima, Ogijima, Shodoshima, Oshima, and Inujima as well as Takamatsu Port (on Shikoku). The works of emerging Asian artists are also exhibited on the islands, and even more so during the Setouchi Art Triennale. Today, names like Claude Monet, James Turrell, Yayoi Kusama, Walter De Maria, and more have become associated with the islands. The development has had a relationship with well-known Japanese architect Tadao Ando right from the start, and he has designed many of the buildings, art installations, and museums on the island. They both wanted to revitalize the islands from their former industrial (copper smelting was a big industry) and polluted past into an educational and cultural combination between nature and art. ![]() The islands' transformation into an art hub dates back to the 1980s when a local businessman, a head of a publishing company, and the mayor of Naoshima (one of the islands) had a shared vision. You won't find anywhere else quite like it, and visitors often leave inspired, changed, and wanting to go back. Known colloquially as the "Art Islands", they present a unique fusion between world-class art and Japanese regionalism. Japan’s “art islands”, spread throughout Japan's Seto Inland Sea, are nothing short of magical, home to stunning views and inspiring nature because of their art. ![]()
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