Teshima Art Museum

Teshima Art Museum
Established	2010
Location	Teshima, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
Type	Contemporary Art
Architect	Ryue Nishizawa
Website	www.benesse-artsite.jp/en/teshima-artmuseum

The Teshima Art Museum (豊島美術館, Teshima Bijitsukan) hosts a single piece of artwork and is located on the island of Teshima, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, in the Seto Inland Sea.^[1]^[2] It is operated by the Benesse Foundation. The architect is Ryue Nishizawa (co-founder of SANAA). The museum building is made of a freestanding concrete shell which is 25 cm-thick, 40 by 60 meters, and 4 meters at its highest point.^[3]

The artwork is titled Matrix and was created by sculptor Rei Naito.

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^ "Teshima Art Museum". Artspace.com. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
^ Buntrock, Dana (4 March 2011). "Teshima Art Museum". Architectura Review. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
^ "The best architecture of the 21st century". 16 September 2019.

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[Artspace-1] "Teshima Art Museum". Artspace.com. Retrieved 19 May 2013.

[AR-2] Buntrock, Dana (4 March 2011). "Teshima Art Museum". Architectura Review. Retrieved 19 May 2013.

[3] "The best architecture of the 21st century". 16 September 2019.

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Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	United States Japan

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