An Artist Designs His Own Museum

Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto has a varied output, ranging from photographs and sculptures to performances, but he is know in the architecture world for the blurry renditions of icons like Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye. Soon he will be known for actual buildings. After establishing his own architectural practice in Tokyo a few years ago (with some architects, given his lack of licensure), he started to build his own museum complex, the Odawara Art Foundation in Kanagawa Prefecture, according to WSJ. Having grown increasingly frustrated with museums that elevate the architecture above the art, especially his own, Sugimoto's Foundation will feature a 100-meter-long (330-feet) box with galleries displaying his Seascapes series. Appropriately, the exhibition space ends in a cantilevered balcony with views of the sea. The Odawara Art Foundation's planned completion is spring 2016.