On the Island of Dr. No

Here we are, on Naoshima, also known as the island where they filmed Dr. No. Rumor has it that there is a James Bond museum somewhere around here, but I am not sure where.

Sadly, I am on the computer in the lobby as there is no wi-fi, so I cannot post pictures yet. (I also cannot figure out how to make this keyboard do apostrophes, so there will be no contractions this post).

Naoshima is gorgeous. It is an island in the inlet sea, and from the beaches you can see shadowy mountains of other islands nearby. We arrived yesterday and went straight to the Chichu Art Museum by Tadao Ando. There are three artists featured in the building： Claude Monet, Walter de Maria, and James Turrell. All three artists deal with light, and to see Impressionism up next to contemporary art was really fascinating. The James Turrell pieces called Open Sky and Open Field were mind blowing because he cut a hole in the wall or the ceiling and by using a knife edge of plaster, made it look like he framed the sky or another room. He flattened out three dimensional space. Really cool.

And of course, from the museum, we went to our hotel which is amazing. We are staying in the Museum building of the Benesse House, so when I go downstairs, I am faced with some David Hockneys, Jackson Pollock, more James Turrell, etc. It is by far the coolest, swankiest place I have ever stayed.