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[Group Exhibition] Ataru Sato in the spotlight — "4 ARTISTS" at KOSAKU KANECHIKA

【グループ展】佐藤允に注目〜「4 ARTISTS」KOSAKU KANECHIKA

4 ARTISTS

I visited KOSAKU KANECHIKA’s group exhibition “4 ARTISTS.”
The four artists are Yutaka Aoki, Chikashi Suzuki, and Noritaka Tatehana, who held solo exhibitions at this gallery in 2019.

"4 ARTISTS" at KOSAKU KANECHIKA
“4 ARTISTS” at KOSAKU KANECHIKA
Noritaka Tatehana
Noritaka Tatehana
Chikashi Suzuki
Chikashi Suzuki
Yutaka Aoki
Yutaka Aoki

Ataru Sato

One of the participating artists, Ataru Sato, is an emerging painter making significant strides. In the summer of 2019 he participated in the Dojima River Biennale, and afterward held a solo exhibition in Brussels.

Installation view
Installation view

Comparatively early works feature many meticulously rendered pencil drawings.

Ataru Sato, left: "Un homme," right: "Une femme," both 2012, @66
Ataru Sato, left: “Un homme,” right: “Une femme,” both 2012, @66
Ataru Sato, "Top and bottom," 2017, @38
Ataru Sato, “Top and bottom,” 2017, @38

The motifs he depicts often include men — including himself.

Installation view
Installation view
Ataru Sato, "Head," 2019, @30 *work shown at the Dojima River Biennale
Ataru Sato, “Head,” 2019, @30 *work shown at the Dojima River Biennale
Ataru Sato, "Game," 2018, @35
Ataru Sato, “Game,” 2018, @35
Ataru Sato, "Fall in love," 2019, @25
Ataru Sato, “Fall in love,” 2019, @25
Ataru Sato, "Overpainted Flower," 2019, @35 *oil painted over a work by an unknown artist
Ataru Sato, “Overpainted Flower,” 2019, @35 *oil painted over a work by an unknown artist
Ataru Sato, "Cowboy," 2019, @30 *a work depicting Jamiroquai. When flipped upside down, it looks like a cow.
Ataru Sato, “Cowboy,” 2019, @30 *a work depicting Jamiroquai. When flipped upside down, it looks like a cow.
Installation view
Installation view
Installation view
Installation view

Ataru Sato — an artist who continually crosses borders to seize exhibition opportunities.
As a full-fledged painter, I want to keep watching his further activities with interest.

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