ANDO TADAO Installation of the Church on the Water

• LOT

  801

• Artist

  ANDO TADAO ( 1941 - )

• Estimate

  50,000,000 - 80,000,000 2,500,000 - 4,000,000 2,631,579 - 4,210,526 10,000,000 - 16,000,000 333,333 - 533,333

  JPY RMB HKD TWD USD

• Result

  Closed Auctions

• Details

  　　2025
  1.Cross: (H:270cm L:185cm) (H: 106 ¼ in. L: 72 ⅞ in.)
  2.High-back Pastor's Chairs: 2 chairs, signed
  (H:139.7cm D:42.0cm L:42.0cm) (H:55 in. D:16 ½ in. L:16 ½ in.)
  3.Church Benches: 6 benches, signed
  (H:71.2cm D:40.0cm L:270.0cm) (H:28 in. D:15 ¾ in. L:106 ¼ in.)
  4.Hand-drawn Architectural Drawing of the Church on the Water: 2 sheets
  (62.0×86.0cm each) (24 ⅜ × 33 ⅞ in. each)
  5.2025 New Sketches of the Church on the Water Installation: 2 sheets
  (18.0×25.5cm each) (7 ⅛ × 10 in. each)
  6.Video
  7.Sound Source
  8.Flexible Boards: 1 set (91.0×182.0cm) (35 ⅞ × 71 ⅝ in.)
  9.Board with Signature and Sketch (182.0×364.0cm) (71 ⅝ × 143 ⅜ in.)
  10.Construction Drawings: 8 sheets
  accompanied by a certificate of authenticity with artist's signature issued by Tadao Ando Architect & Associates
  Provenance: Artist's Architectural Studio
  Provenance: Artist's Architectural Studio
  The hammer price for this lot does not include any post-sale installation costs.
  Publication: "Casa BRUTUS No.301" P.33/P.44, Magazine House Co., Ltd., May 2025
  Exhibited: Ando Tadao Youth, VS. Grand Green Osaka, March 20 - July 21, 2025
  
  From March 19 to July 21, 2025, the exhibition Tadao Ando: Youth, held at Grand Green Osaka drew significant attention as a comprehensive overview of the architect's half-century of challenges. The exhibition presented a wide range of projects, from private residences to public buildings, through models, sketches, and immersive video installations that revealed the essence of Ando's architecture. The highlight that most captivated visitors was the full-scale reconstruction of his iconic Church on the Water, completed in 1988 in Tomamu, Hokkaido. Within the serene concrete space, the cross standing at the center resonated with the water's surface, which mirrored the sky and the natural scenery of the four seasons, providing visitors with a profound spiritual experience. Its expression changes with the cycle of spring, summer, autumn, and winter, reflecting a different charm in each season. When the glass doors open, the chapel merges seamlessly with the surrounding landscape, where light, water, wind, and sound fused together. This space embodied the "fusion of nature and faith" and expressed the very core of Ando's architectural philosophy. This symbolic installation of the exhibition is now presented at auction.
  
  ANDO TADAO, Japanese architect, born in Osaka, self-taught in architecture. He is a first-class architect and special University Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo. He opened his own design studio in 1969. He has produced numerous works in Japan and abroad, including houses, churches, and hotels, mainly using concrete.
  Row House in Sumiyoshi (1976), Church of Light (1989), Benesse House Museum in Naoshima (1992), The Hundred Step Garden in Awaji (2000), Nakanoshima Children's Book Forest (2020), etc.
  

• Organizer

  Jo's Auction

• Auction

  Jo’s Auction Autumn Auction of Art Works 2025

• Catalog

  ANDO TADAO Installation of the Church on the Water

• Date

  2025/10/23