Art Setouchi – August 2011

If you don’t mind the heat that will most likely be present, August is the perfect month to visit Art Setouchi, as many of the artworks are open longer than usual because of Obon, and many events and activities will be held.

I won’t be able to list them all (mostly because I don’t know all of them) but know that between August 12th and August 16th:

• Shima Kitchen will host daily workshops and live music performances.
• Megi House will host exhibits and events organized by the Aichi Prefectural University of the Arts.

 

 

• Liminal Air –core-
  Permanent free access.

 

• Naoshima Bath “I♥湯”
  Open every day except on Mondays, 2pm-9pm (from 10am on week-ends and holidays). Note that Monday 15th being Obon, Naoshima Bath will be open on that day and closed on Tuesday 16th instead.
  Admission: ¥500 (¥300 for Naoshima residents, ¥200 if you’re under 15).
• Lee Ufan Museum
  Open every day except on Mondays, 10am-6pm (last admittance at 5.30pm). Lee Ufan Museum will be open on Monday 15th (Obon) and closed on Tuesday 16th.
  Admission: ¥1,000.
• Art House Project (Kadoya, Minamidera, Go’o Shrine, Haisha, Ishibashi, Gokaisho)
  Open every day except on Mondays, 10am-4.30pm. Art House Project will be open on Monday 15th and closed on Tuesday 16th.
  Admission: ¥400 each house or ¥1,000 for a pass allowing entrance to all houses.
• Art House Project (Kinza)
  Open Fridays to Sundays, 11am-1pm and 2pm-4.30pm. Kinza will also be open on Monday 15th.
  A reservation is required.
  Admission : ¥500.
• Benesse House Museum
  Open everyday 8am-9pm (last admittance at 8pm).
  Admission : ¥1,000.
• Chichu Art Museum
  Open every day except on Mondays, 10am-6pm (last admittance at 5pm). Chichu Art Museum will be open on Monday 15th (Obon) and closed on Tuesday 16th.
  Admission : ¥2,000.
• Various permanent works are all around the island, especially near the Benesse House, including Blind Blue Landscape and Yellow Pumpkin.

 

 

Teshima

• Was du liebst, bring dich auch zum weinen / Il Vento
  Open every day except on Tuesdays, 10pm-5pm. Was du liebst, bring dich auch zum weinen / Il Vento will be open on Tuesday August 16th and closed Wednesday 17th.
  Admission : ¥300 (free for customers of the café).
• 101 Years Old’s Silence／100 Years Old’s Hands
  Open from Thursdays to Sundays, 10.30am-4.30pm. 101 Years Old’s Silence／100 Years Old’s Hands will also be open for Obon (August 11th-16th).
  Admission : ¥300.
• Tom Na H-iu
  Open from Thursdays to Sundays, 10.30am-4.30pm. Tom Na H-iu will also be open for Obon (August 11th-16th).
  Admission : ¥300.
• Farther Memory
  Open from Thursdays to Sundays, 10.30am-4.30pm. Farther Memory will also be open for Obon (August 11th-16th).
  Admission : ¥300.
• Particles in the Air
  Permanent free access.
• Shima Kitchen
  Open from Thursdays to Sundays, 10.30am-4.30pm. Shima Kitchen will also be open for Obon (August 11th-16th).
  Free admission (the food is obviously not free)
• Your First Colour
  Open from Thursdays to Sundays, 10.30am-4.30pm. Your First Colour will also be open for Obon (August 11th-16th).
  Admission : ¥300.
• Storm House
  Open from Thursdays to Sundays, 10.30am-4.30pm. Storm House will also be open for Obon (August 11th-16th).
  Admission : ¥300.
• Teshima Art Museum
  Open every day except on Tuesdays, 10am-5pm (last admittance at 4.30pm). Teshima Art Museum will be open on Tuesday August 16th and closed Wednesday 17th.
  Admission : ¥1,500.
• Les Archives du Coeur
  Open every day except on Tuesdays, 10am-5pm. Les Archives du Coeur will be open on Tuesday August 16th and closed Wednesday 17th.
  Admission : ¥500.

 

 

Megijima

• 20th Century Recall
  Permanent free access.
• Megi House
  Open from Thursdays to Sundays, 10.40am-4.30pm. Megi House will also be open for Obon (August 11th-16th).
  Admission : ¥300.
• The Presence of Absence
  Open from Thursdays to Sundays, 10.40am-4.30pm. The Presence of Absence will also be open for Obon (August 11th-16th).
  Admission : ¥300.
• Equipoise
  Open from Thursdays to Sundays, 10.40am-4.30pm. Equipoise will also be open for Obon (August 11th-16th).
  Admission : ¥300.
• Sea Gull Parking Lot
  Permanent free access.
• Momo’s Game or Victory of the Naked Peach
  Open everyday, 8.30am-5pm.
  Admission : ¥500 (it’s actually the admission fee for the Oni Cave where the art is located).

 

 

Ogijima

• Ogijima’s Soul
  Open everyday, 6.30am-5pm.
• Takeshi Kawashima and Dream Friends
  Open from Thursdays to Sundays, 11am-4.30pm. Takeshi Kawashima and Dream Friends will also be open for Obon (August 11th-16th).
  Admission : ¥300.
• Sea Vine
  Open from Thursdays to Sundays, 11am-4.30pm. Sea Vine will also be open for Obon (August 11th-16th).
  Admission : ¥300.
• Maison de Urushi
  Open from Thursdays to Sundays, 11am-4.30pm. Maison de Urushi will also be open for Obon (August 11th-16th).
  Admission : free.
  
• Onba Factory
  Open from Thursdays to Sundays, 11am-4.30pm. Onba Factory will also be open for Obon (August 11th-16th).
  Admission : ¥300.
• Organ
  Permanent free access.
• Shima Kokoru Isu
  Permanent free access (it’s not officially there anymore, but some of the chairs are still present, I assume the other ones now belong to some residents).
• Wallalley
  Permanent free access.

 

 

Shōdoshima

• Tsugi-Tsugi-Kintsugi
  Open every day but Wednesdays, 9am-10pm.
  Admission: free.

 

 

Oshima

• Art for the Hospital Project
  Open on August 13th and 14th, 10am-4pm.

 

 

Inujima

• Inujima Art House Project
  Open every day except on Tuesdays, 10pm-4.30pm. Inujima Art House Project will be open on Tuesday August 16th and closed Wednesday 17th.
  Admission: ¥500.
• Inujima Art Project “Seirensho”
  Open every day except on Tuesdays, 10pm-4.30pm. Inujima Art Project “Seirensho” will be open on Tuesday August 16th and closed Wednesday 17th.
  Admission: ¥1500.

 

 

Uno Port

• Black Porgy in Uno
  Permanent free access.