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Works by Lee Ufan, Lee Bul, and Olafur Eliasson are among the gems in this extraordinary Tokyo collection 

Collector Takeo Obayashi opens the doors of his Tadao Ando-designed art sanctuary 

‘I asked Tadao Ando to design the house as artwork,’ recalls Obayashi-san. The result is an arch-minimalist space articulated around an interior courtyard, which bristles with thousands of tessellated tiles courtesy of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.artbasel.com/catalog/artist/8384/Olafur-Eliasson" target="_blank">Olafur Eliasson</a>. Every two years, a new site-specific commission adds to the collection of a man who is as passionate about so-called international art, as he is about homegrown talents. In this video&nbsp;profile, Obayashi-san shares insight into his personal journey and passions.


Film by Laurent Segretier and Charles Munka
Production: Coline Milliard and Jeanne-Salomé Rochat for Art Basel

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Works by Lee Ufan, Lee Bul, and Olafur Eliasson are among the gems in this extraordinary Tokyo collection