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M3M3M3
I really couldn't imagine a more inappropriate building to house his art. These ultra modern galleries are becoming so boring.
ebisen
M3M3M3 - fully agree. A more traditional building would have done Hokusai more justice. In this, he is completely separated from the surrounding...
Patricia Yarrow
My local grocery store is right across from this building, so I have watched it built. M3 an ebi could not be more wrong. It is a fantastically interesting building. What do they want? Another boring rectangular box building. People around here are pretty proud of this new museum and it is endlessly facinating. In fact, on a cloudy day, it seems to completely disappear, which is quite a trick...not dissimilar to some of the visual tricks Hokusai himself played in his artwork.
Go visit it and see for yourself. Might be a good idea to keep in mind that Hokusai himself was considered quite a modern guy in his time.
SenseNotSoCommon
Getting to the Bah! Humbug! time of year again...
The building looks as cutting edge as Hokusai undoubtedly was in his time.