@industrythotleader: Just got back from Japan's Seto Inland Sea, diving deep into the Benesse Art Site. This isn't just an art collection, it's a pilgrimage site scattered across islands like Naoshima and Teshima. Created by the Japanese billionaire Fukutake family, it gave me serious Bond villain vibes (but with beautiful Tadao Ando museums!). Think people fishing next to helipads and Sotheby's totes beside villagers. Had to research: the founder's vision was revitalization, but the son, an art collector, truly transformed these islands with contemporary art, like the Chichu Art Museum and site-specific pieces in abandoned houses. It's a fascinating blend of wealth, art, and community revitalization. 500k visitors a year proves it works, but what about separating the art from the collector? Let's discuss! #BenesseArtSite #Naoshima #Teshima #SetoInlandSea #JapanArt #TadaoAndo #FukutakeFamily #ContemporaryArt #ArtTourism #JapaneseArchitecture #ArtCollector #TravelJapan #ArtHistory #NaoshimaIsland #ChichuArtMuseum #JamesTurrell #WalterDeMaria #Setouchi #IslandArt
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Wednesday 11 June 2025 11:12:37 GMT
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Pamela Moreno :
Ive been there too and it was the most surreal utopian place Ive ever been. I felt equally as uneasy like Bond but it was so inspiring too I even started writing again.
2025-06-11 16:46:05
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ET__00 :
that's what the ultra rich should be doing. help for the betterment of communities.
2025-06-12 03:24:40
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Constance :
I’m happy it exists cuz it’s what makes me feel like life isn’t all shit and can be magical
2025-06-11 11:33:45
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kibbe ✨🪩 some kind of awesome :
It’s cool when people actually center the world in art, but weird that it had to exist bc of exploitation (bc no billionaire earned it “fairly”). I def still would love to see this! Thanks for sharing
2025-06-11 13:36:22
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Nadia :
bring back rich people with TASTE instead of former basement dwelling crypto miners that want to fly to Mars
2025-06-12 20:09:13
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Bawling_for_toupee :
Billionaires doing something at least someway positive
2025-06-12 08:59:08
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Situ Leideng 司徒雷登 :
Booking a room inside the main museum accessible only via private funicular definitely feels like Bond villain territory.
2025-06-11 11:32:20
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W E S L E Y :
I really appreciate this history and perspective. I’ve long had Naoshima Island on my radar for an art pilgrimage… and it has just moved up the list!
2025-06-11 16:18:27
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kai :
thank you for this reporting! absolutely great information. havent seen anyone else mention any of this in other vids abt the island
2025-06-11 14:44:28
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Mr. Bearo :
Wait ONE family owns all that? That’s kinda disappointing but not surprising.
2025-06-12 10:20:42
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RLHQ :
Is it open to the public?
2025-06-11 11:37:15
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llolleybop :
That’s so cool!! I’m 100% for letting the rich people do their rich shh if they’re supporting artists
2025-06-12 03:14:25
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Viiolet Amelia :
A book based on this would be so good
2025-06-11 14:13:14
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Oakland Doll™️ :
the problem i could see with this type of ultra wealthy “philanthropy” is i imagine living in a town owned by one family is there being no real checks & balances to their power and a limit to the free speech allowed to anyone who lives under their territorial control
2025-06-11 21:21:34
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AP :
Thanks for this exploration report 🙏🏼
2025-06-11 12:16:34
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not me :
It’s Cool when billionaires do rich right and not just private jets and yachts to themselves
2025-06-12 03:27:37
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apindun🧶 :
i feel like it's icky bc it's eerily enough being controlled over like the whole island urban planning and whatnot. it doesn't sit right bc it's not right to have that much power over a whole island....
2025-06-11 18:49:20
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liminalbimbo :
Okay this video is 10/10 you’re great at sharing things :)
2025-06-11 17:55:03
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yexmexx :
It’s like TikTok algorithm caught on to my itinerary. This time next month I’ll be on the ferry heading towards the island. So excited.
2025-06-11 23:14:39
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. :
It’s such an interesting case. And ofc, it was all partly inspired by Dia (surprise surprise lol), which brings a whole OTHER set of baggage.
2025-06-11 18:54:12
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SofuiErena :
My mother is the EA to Soichiro Fukatake. He lives in New Zealand now, and he is an incredible person. So is his wife.
2025-06-11 21:31:05
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Zz :
Naoshima island was the highlight of my trip to Japan. Absolutely stunning but totally get the “villain” vibe. It was a tad eerie like being in an alternate universe
2025-06-12 14:08:42
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Fergus :
I really need to visit there someday. The galleries and museums I saw in Tokyo really expanded my mind
2025-06-11 14:25:20
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invisiblebitch10 :
This is how I felt when I went to the most reverted and oldest home in Cairo formerly owned by the royal family turned into an art collection museum by a wealthy Englishman. Eerie, inspiring
2025-06-11 20:13:01
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