[K005]House of Light / James Turrell

Cottage · Tokamachi

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"The power of James Turrell’s art is that it evokes and expands contemplative states within the viewer. So what could be a more fitting home for his art than a guesthouse for meditation deep within Japan’s rural western countryside? Guests can stay overnight at the House of Light, where Turrell has fused aspects of traditional Japanese architecture, aesthetics, and culture with his own play on light and shadows."

How to Find James Turrell's Art in the Most Unlikely Corners of the Earth
Florian Holzherr / Copyright James Turrell / Courtesy of House of Light

2891 Ueno, Tokamachi, Niigata 948-0122, Japan Get directions

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