Ryue Nishizawa, 2010. A water-drop-shaped concrete shell on a hillside above the Seto Inland Sea on Teshima, Benesse Art Site. One artwork, one room: Rei Naito’s Matrix.

Encountered. A single space the exact size of the work, open to wind and birdsong through two holes in the shell. Shoes off, no photographs.

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Why it matters

One of the harder museums to get to, requiring reservation and planning on ferry schedule to get to a remote island for it. pursuing the art intentionally makes it special.