A Japanese sushi restaurant known for its innovative design will be relocated to a museum that collects Chinese contemporary art and Japanese architecture, which is scheduled to open in Hong Kong.
The name of the museum is "M +" and it is scheduled to open on November 12th in the area facing Victoria Bay on the Kowloon Peninsula side of Hong Kong.
Approximately 8,000 works, including Asian paintings and architecture since the 1950s, are stored, centering on more than 1,500 works owned by Swiss contemporary art collector Uri Sig. increase.
Of these, Japanese interior designer Shiro Kuramata worked on the entire sushi restaurant "Kiyo Tomo" in Shinbashi, Tokyo, which has become a hot topic.
The sushi restaurant has a novel design, such as an vaulted ceiling and a stone counter, and its artistry was highly evaluated even after the restaurant was closed due to financial difficulties, and this time it will be exhibited as a building.
On the other hand, the collection includes the work of Ai Weiwei, an artist who has severely criticized the Chinese government's media blackouts and is active overseas, fleeing China.
As a result of the increasing crackdown on anti-government movements in Hong Kong, there is also interest in whether museums will exhibit these works.