Le Corbusier, La Femme et le Moineau, 1957, 220 × 223cm, tapestry. © FLC

TOKYO, JAPAN.- Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, presents Le Corbusier: Art and Architecture - A Life of Creativity, on view through 24 September (Monday), 2007. Le Corbusier is without doubt the best-known non-Japanese architect in Japan. Not only did this founding father of modernism leave behind numerous architectural icons, but he was also an artist, working in private to create a vast array of personal creative vistas in paintings, drawings and sculptures. There was a constant interplay between his architecture and his art, and similarities can be seen in their development over his career. By covering all of the various facets of this unique individual’s output, "Le Corbusier: Art and Architecture –A Life of Creativity" seeks to examine Le Corbusier the man, providing an all-encompassing overview of his achievements. Lire la suite http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=20404

Le Corbusier, Nature morte rouge au violon, 1920, 100 × 81 cm, oil on canvas. © FLC