"Living well" on Naoshima: in a spectacular island setting enhanced by two Tadao Ando structures, a Japanese publishing company nurtures an ambitious art-and-architecture program. (Report From Japan). Art in America | September 1, 2002| | COPYRIGHT 2002 Brant Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Imagine a tiny Japanese island where you can encounter works by Walter De Maria, Bruce Nauman, Jean-Michel Basquiat and James Turrell--just for starters--at any time, day or night. The island is Naoshima, and it is sheltered between two of the main islands, Honshu and Shikoku, in Japan's Seto Inland Sea, about 500 miles west of Tokyo. There the Benesse Corporation, working with Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando, has created a unique environment in which to encounter contemporary art, expanding on such Japanese traditions as harmonizing one's dwelling space and ...

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