After spending his childhood in Hokkaido, Miyagi Prefecture native Churyo Sato (1912-2011) moved to Tokyo in 1932 to become a painter. However, once he saw the works of French sculptors Aristide Maillol (1861-1944) and Charles Despiau (1874-1946) while looking through art magazines, he decided to focus on sculpture.

"Young Woman" (1971) by Churyo Sato PRIVATE COLLECTION

His 70-year career as a sculptor, working primarily in bronze, began in 1934 at the Tokyo Art School (present-day Tokyo University of the Arts).

Sato passed away in March this year. This retrospective exhibition of his work celebrates and traces his career through a display of around 65 exhibits of sculptures and sketches; till Sept. 4.

Other arts this week
"White: Tadaaki Kuwayama: Osaka Project" By TOMOKO HORI	"Fossil: Messages From the Past" By TOMOKO HORI	"The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greece" By MIKE HAMILTON
"A Fateful Journey: Africa in The Works of El Anatsui" By KIWAKO TABATA