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ANDO TADAO Installation of the Church on the Water

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    801

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    ANDO TADAO ( 1941 - )

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      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
    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.

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    2025/10/23

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ANDO TADAO Installation of the Church on the Water

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