Yukinori yanagi biography of william

Last year, Tokyo Art Beat wrote about Yukinori Yanagi's role in renovating Sumiya Kiho-an, a 67-year-old ryokan in an idyllically rural part of Kyoto Prefecture. The contemporary artist unveiled further collaborations this spring in the form of "Kohoo," a 140 square-meter guest room that is a work of art in its own right. The space is filled with site-specific pieces expressing Yanagi's thoughts about Japan as a modern nation, a theme he has continually explored. Staying in the suite is like booking a night in the artist's imagination.

Named after a Zen term meaning “the power to call the wind," Kohoo intends to "bring a new breeze that fuses traditional culture and Japanese art.” It was created by converting three rooms into a single unit accommodating two to five people. Artistically, it represents contrasting notions such as "heaven and earth" and "life and death," ide

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