At Japanese Museums, Art and Nature Merge - WSJ
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At Japanese Museums, Art and Nature Merge - WSJ
Just a little north is the National Art Centre, a magnificent venue which hosts a range of temporary exhibitions.
Tom Fay • Must-See Japan (2020 Edition): The complete insider's guide to seeing the best of Japan in one trip
Visiting the museum is a unique experience unlike other leisure activities today. Through the careful selection and placement of objects in space, the foundation is set for visitors to think about their world in new ways.
Jonathan Brandel • Write with Open Access
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Kyle Chayka • Filterworld
Those of us who gain sustenance from the sacred beauty of nature sometimes like to think of it as a temple. But, as Mackinnon notes, “a greater truth should be foremost in mind: Nature is not a temple, but a ruin. A beautiful ruin, but a ruin all the same.”
resilience.org • The Ideology of Human Supremacy
Museums also need to look and feel different. You and I grew up in a world where, no matter where you went, all museum installations looked the same, featured the same artists, told the same fake version of history. There must be a radical rethinking of how we tell stories and what it feels like to go to a museum. From wall labels to immersive expe
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