
ShugoArts is pleased to announce the opening of ShugoArts Show, a group exhibition by our artists, from July 20 to September 7, 2019.
This year, Leiko IKEMURA had a solo exhibition Our Planet - Earth & Stars at the National Art Center, Tokyo where the artist showcased the layers of her history and artistic practice spanning the two locations between Europe and Japan for over 30 years. Her strength and uniqueness as an individual are important to point out in the art world after the 1980s. In this exhibition, we are going to present a part of her diverse body of work in which you can see paper-based artworks with pencil, pastel and watercolour. In addition, we will present a canvas work of a girl resting in a prone position, which will be exhibited in Japan for the first time.
In the second room, we will display a series of new works by Aki KONDO, who keeps nurturing her vibrant sensibility while ceaselessly making her art in Sapporo. Furthermore, you will be able to see monochrome paintings by Naofumi MARUYAMA, glass sculptures by Ritsue MISHIMA, paintings with silver supports by Anju MICHELE, and more. Please visit us to take advantage of this rare opportunity. We would appreciate it if you can promote this exhibition on your own media.
ShugoArts, established by Shugo Satani in 2000, values its locality, selects its artists regardless of their time and place, and sends out its activities from Tokyo.
Today, it has gotten much easier to appreciate various artworks of all times and places and their meanings, as well as spaces exhibiting artworks, need to be redefined, including contemporary art galleries. ShugoArts prioritises how to realise artists’ own growth as artists or make the most of their accomplishments. In order to nurture their abilities and possibilities, we provide our space for artists to express themselves freely and follow their artistic journeys side by side. Under any circumstances, our mission is to work and grow together with artists who ceaselessly create artworks, which shine a light on life and give it validation.
ShugoArts holds about 7 exhibitions a year and participates in national and international art fairs while simultaneously managing commissions for public spaces and organising performance and talk events. In addition, we also would like to be a part of art histories at large by creating invaluable archives and assisting art institutions.

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