Symbolic of Tokyo’s Asahi Beer Hall is a gigantic golden sculpture that sits atop the building and is the shape of, well, a roaring flame — at least that’s officially what it’s supposed to be. (Though ask any child and they’ll give you a different answer as to what it looks like.)
Inside the building is a high-ceilinged art space called “Asahi Art Square,” which measures 6 meters high, and 260 sq. meters in floor space. Making the most of this roomy space, a different artist is given the task of creating a huge installation project every January. Taking up the challenge this year is Berlin-based painter Atsushi Fukunaga, whose first solo exhibition will be held there this weekend.
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