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Naoshima New Museum of Art to Open in 2025
By Camilla Alvarez-Chow
Rendered image of Naoshima New Museum of Art. Courtesy Tadao Ando Architect and Associates.
On October 22, the Japanese nonprofit Fukutake Foundation announced the construction of the Naoshima New Museum of Art in the Benesse Art Site Naoshima, a constellation of art museums and facilities across the Japanese islands of Naoshima, Teshima, and Inujima in the Seto Inland Sea. Slated to open in early 2025, the museum will be helmed by director Miki Akiko, the former chief curator of Paris’s Palais de Tokyo.
Located on a hill near the Honmura district of Naoshima, the forthcoming 3,176-square-meter building was designed by Tadao Ando Architect & Associates and will have four gallery spaces spread across three stories (two basement levels and a ground floor), as well as a cafe area and outdoor grounds. The museum will feature both permanent and temporary exhibitions and host a range of public programs, including talks and workshops.
The museum will be dedicated to showcasing contemporary art from Japan and Asia at large, establishing a collection of major artworks and new, site-specific commissions. Its inaugural exhibition will feature works by 11 artists and groups, such as Japanese artist Aida Makoto, Dutch Filipino video artist Martha Atienza, Chinese pyrotechnic artist Cai Guo-Qiang, Tokyo-based art collective Chim↑Pom from Smappa!Group, and Indonesian visual artist Heri Dono, to name a few.
The Naoshima New Museum of Art aims to add a cohesive network of art events across Benesse Art Site Naoshima’s venues, which include the Benesse House Museum, Chichu Art Museum, and Lee Ufan Museum, among many others.
Camilla Alvarez-Chow is an editorial assistant at ArtAsiaPacific.
