Hiroshi Sugimoto designs coastal arts complex for Odawara Art Foundation with $6m Japan Society grant
A $6 million grant from the Japan Society will fund a new arts complex designed by Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto for his Odawara Art Foundation. The 9,500-square-meter facility on Sagami Bay's coast in eastern Japan is scheduled to open by 2017. The complex will feature exhibition halls, a contemporary Noh theater with a stage appearing to float above the sea, a tea ceremony room, and an underground tunnel offering winter solstice sunrise views. The Japan Society will collaborate with the foundation on exhibitions and performances. Founded by Sugimoto in 2009, the non-profit organization aims to promote Japanese culture and history. Specific details about the exhibition program and total project costs remain undisclosed.
Key facts
- Hiroshi Sugimoto designed the building for the Odawara Art Foundation
- The project received a $6 million grant from the Japan Society
- The arts complex will cover 9,500 square meters on Sagami Bay coast in eastern Japan
- It is scheduled to open by 2017
- Facilities include exhibition halls, a contemporary Noh theater, a tea ceremony room, and an underground tunnel
- The Japan Society will collaborate on exhibitions and performances
- The Odawara Art Foundation was founded by Sugimoto in 2009
- The foundation aims to promote Japanese culture and history
Entities
Artists
- Hiroshi Sugimoto
Institutions
- Odawara Art Foundation
- Japan Society
- Art Newspaper
Locations
- Sagami Bay
- Japan
- Odawara
- Eastern Japan