...We found that there were many assets left in vain in Tokyo...Our first step was to create the "Wonderwall" gallery, which utilizes the empty space of the long corridor that leads from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government office to the Assembly building...The next step was to renovate an unused building behind Juntendo Hospital in the Ochanomizu or Suidobashi area to create the "Tokyo Wonder Site"...Contemporary art originates from bizarre works, like something coming out of the red-light districts...In addition to supporting more artists in Tokyo and Japan, we would like to see more young promising artists come to Japan from around the world...The living quarters for United Nations University employees, located in Aoyama (Jingumae 5-chome, Shibuya-ku), is virtually unoccupied now...This facility will be used by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government so young artists brought in from around the world can engage wholeheartedly in the creation of new works...If you have artist friends or acquaintances, either in Japan or abroad, please encourage them to come on over to Tokyo!
Well, Toulouse-Lautrec lived in a brothel.