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“ARCHITECTURE
IS AN INCUBATOR
OF HIGH CREATIVITY WITH THE POTENTIAL
TO PROVIDE BETTER SOLUTIONS TO MEET REqUIREMENTS, SATISFY CONDITIONS, AND CREATE PROGRAMS THAT STIMULATE THE HUMAN IMAGINATION AND GENERATE
NEW MEANING. LIKE THE POETRY OF STéPHANE MALLARMé, ARCHITECTURE OPENS OUR EYES TO BRAND NEW IDEAS. ARCHITECTURE, LIKE OTHER FORMS OF ART, MAKES HOPES AND DREAMS POSSIBLE.”
Haring Collection
Nakamura Keith Haring Collection Art Museum
This museum and spa complex sits quietly in a lush forest 1 000 meters above sea level at the foot of Mt. Yatsugatake, an ancient active volcano in Kobuchizawa, Japan. When they designed the building, Kitagawara and his team were mindful of the surrounding trees, designing a one-story building to protect them.
The flat roof is crowned by a large curved block with bold red flourishes reminiscent of the energetic and primitive artwork inside. It’s the first museum ever to exclusively showcase the works of the brilliant Keith Haring, a New York City artist who passed away when he was just 31 years old. The rooms track his life and art in a chronological journey, aptly named“Chaos,”“Space of Premonition,”and“Hope.”
This location receives some of the longest hours of daylight anywhere in Japan, and Kitagawara capitalized on this opportunity. He effectively captured the “Light and Dark” that characterized Haring’s life and work and the 1980s New York art scene that embraced him. After entering the space, one follows the road of darkness into the “Chaos” room. After walking through a blue door, the last room is flooded with light, representing “Hope.”