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GROUP EXHIBITION

The ShugoArts Show ShugoArts 16 February–6 April 2019 Tokyo
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We are pleased to announce the opening of The ShugoArts Show. In the front room of the gallery, you can find sculptures and prints (which have not been displayed in the exhibition space since he recently printed them out from the copper plates that he made with his chainsaw based on his sculpture pieces in the 1990s) by Shigeo TOYA and new work by Yoriko TAKABATAKE to name a few. Although said artists are from different generations, we are able to witness that TAKABATAKE has expressed a new understanding of ‘oblique structure created by gaze,’ TOYA’s cherished sculptural concept, in her oil paintings.

In the back room, we will exhibit early works by Masato KOBAYASHI who has just published the first part of his three-part autobiographical novel. It would be our pleasure if you could enjoy the earlier work by the young painter Masato KOBAYASHI as he depicted himself in his book. In addition, this is going to be a good opportunity to see Leiko IKEMURA’s rare drawings from the early 1990s and her solo exhibition Our Planet—Earth and Stars is currently on view at the National Art Center, Tokyo. We will also showcase works by Lee KIT, Ritsue MISHIMA and Anju MICHELE who utilises silver support structures for his paintings, which are going to be shown at ShugoArts for the first time.

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Artists Exhibiting

Shigeo Toya contemporary artist
Shigeo Toya b. 1947 Follow +
Yoriko Takabatake contemporary artist
Yoriko Takabatake b. 1982 Follow +
Masato Kobayashi contemporary artist
Masato Kobayashi b. 1957 Follow +
Lee Kit contemporary artist
Lee Kit b. 1978 Follow +
Ritsue Mishima contemporary artist
Ritsue Mishima b. 1962 Follow +
Anju Michele contemporary artist
Anju Michele b. 1989 Follow +
About the Gallery

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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Complex 665 2F, 6-5-24
Roppongi Minato-ku
Tokyo
Japan
Opening Hours
Tuesday – Saturday
12pm – 6pm
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Tokyo Complex 665 2F, 6-5-24, Roppongi Minato-ku
ShugoArts contemporary art gallery in Tokyo Japan
ShugoArts
Complex 665 2F, 6-5-24, Roppongi Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
+81 364 472 234
http://www.shugoarts.com

Opening hours
Tuesday – Saturday
12pm – 6pm
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