Kumamoto Museum of Contemporary Art, CAMK (熊本市現代美術館) 熊本市現代美術館
In the free library, Turrell's ceiling changes colour every evening at 19:30.
The municipal museum of contemporary art opened on 12 October 2002, on the third floor of the building びぷれす熊日会館, built under the urban renewal plan for the Kamitori area. The project began in 1993, when the family of the painter Ide Nobumichi (井手宣通, 1912–1993), born in Mifune, donated his main works to the city. The building holds four works installed in its structures: ‘MILK RUN SKY’ (2002) by James Turrell, the light ceiling of the Home Gallery; ‘Library for Human Use’ by Marina Abramović, a bookcase you can sleep in; ‘INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM, Early Spring Rain’ (2002) by Yayoi Kusama, under the stairs; the column of numeric LEDs by Tatsuo Miyajima in the atrium. Besides the temporary exhibition room, the museum has a Home Gallery with art books and comics, a space for children and a shop.
Kumamoto
Torichosuji, Suidocho, Kumamoto Castle / City Hall
