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      • Das Gesetz und seine visuellen Folgen
      • Insular Insight
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      Edited by Lars Müller and Akiko Miki (Eds.)

      Insular Insight
      Where Art and Architecture Conspire with Nature

      Contributions by Peter Sloterdijk, Eve Blau, Nayan Chanda, Jean-Hubert Martin, Soichiro Fukutake, Shunya Yoshimi, and Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto | Photographs by Iwan Baan
      Design: Integral Lars Müller
      2011 | English | 16.5 x 24 cm | 464 pages | 259 illustrations | hardcover
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The islands of Naoshima, Teshima, and Inujima in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea are places of pilgrimage for friends of contemporary art and architecture. Alongside works in public spaces and site-specific installations, the islands also feature numerous museums and collections of contemporary art. They are home to buildings by architects such as Kazuyo Sejima and Ruye Nishizawa (SANAA), Tadao Ando, and Hiroshi Sambuichi, as well as works of art by Richard Long, Christian Boltanski, and Mariko Mori, among many others.
This publication offers a comprehensive documentation of this unique cultural landscape surrounded by Japan’s inland sea. The photographs by the Dutch photographer Iwan Baan that move between tiny details and grand panoramas create a comprehensive portrait of the islands and their fluid transitions between nature, art, and architecture. Numerous texts introduce readers to the individual areas and projects either on permanent display or that have taken place temporarily on the islands. Essays explore the history and historical predecessors of the islands, the role of architecture and art in the context of this unique landscape, and the island as a cultural concept and phenomenon.

瀬戸内海に浮かぶ直島、豊島、犬島はアートや建築好きにとっては一度は訪れるべき聖地だ。野外彫刻やサイトスペシフィックワークの他に数々の美術館があり、現代アート作品を収蔵。建築は妹島和代と西沢立衛(SANAA)、安藤忠雄、三分一博志が手がけており、リチャード・ロング、クリスチャン・ボルタンスキー、森真理子といったアーティストの作品を見る事ができる。
本書は、日本の内海に囲まれたこのユニークで文化的なランドスケープを総合的にドキュメントしており、オランダ人写真家Iwan Baanによる写真は自然、アート、建築の間を細部から全体まで流動的に切り取る。また数々のテキストも収録。島のあちこちで企画された永久展示、期間展示について解説。エッセイでは、島の歴史やこのユニークなランドスケープにおける建築、アートの役割、そして文化的コンセプトやフェノメナについて触れている。
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