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(Naoshima Island, Japan)()(Travel)2023-03-23
Naoshima Island – Lee Ufan Museum
A Museum resulting from the collaboration between internationally acclaimed Korean Artist Lee Ufan and Japanese Architect Tadao Ando.
![The front rock garden of the Lee Ufan Museum designed by Tadao Ando on Naoshima Island](https://images.prismic.io/sayhito/15b5b30c-07c8-43f1-8935-24204b94838e_sayhito_Japan_Naoshima-Island-Lee-Ufan_ph_Kristen-de-la-valliere-09.webp?auto=compress,format)
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A museum resulting from the collaboration between internationally acclaimed artist Lee Ufan, presently based mainly in Europe, and architect Tadao Ando.
The Ando-designed semi-underground structure houses paintings and sculptures by Lee spanning a period from the 1970s to the present day. Lee's works resonate with Ando's architecture, giving visitors an impression of both stillness and dynamism. Located in a gentle valley surrounded by hills and the ocean, the museum offers a tranquil space where nature, architecture and art come in resonance with each other, inviting to peaceful and quiet contemplation in a society overflowing with material goods.
![An outdoor sculpture by Lee Ufan on the lawn leading to the sea on Naoshima Island](https://images.prismic.io/sayhito/d461f714-c4c3-498a-bc7e-d4982f24b568_sayhito_Japan_Naoshima-Island-Lee-Ufan_ph_Kristen-de-la-valliere-07.webp?auto=compress,format)
![The front rock garden of the Lee Ufan Museum designed by Tadao Ando on Naoshima Island](https://images.prismic.io/sayhito/7c62bae7-efb2-4891-b8fe-6ec5f4721fd0_sayhito_Japan_Naoshima-Island-Lee-Ufan_ph_Kristen-de-la-valliere-10.webp?auto=compress,format)