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Sogan Saito's Life and Work Exhibition
Musashino Art University Museum & Library
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Sogan Saito
This exhibition presents both works by Kodaira City Yukari's sculptor Sogan Saito as well as the man behind the art himself. Saito was active during and after WWII, and is known chiefly for his reliefs and medals. He belonged to a bright generation of sculptors of the likes of Kotaro Takamura, Seibo Kitamura, Fumio Asakura and Teijiro Nakahara. Up until now, Saito's community life as an artist hasn't received much attention, but he was also a founding member and a key figure of a regional sculptor association called the "Structuralist Company". This organization was established in 1926 with the aim of "blending sculpture with architecture", and produced a large number of influential artists. It is only recently that the Company has been receiving the attention it deserves.
This exhibition forms the ideal opportunity for a larger public to get to know Sogan Saito better, in all his facets; the straightforward and single-minded devotion to his art throughout the turbulent years of the war, his community life, his personality, and of course his exceptional oeuvre.
The "Sogan Saito and the Structuralist Company: War and the Public Sculpture Generation" Symposium will be held on Nov. 24 (Thu) from 6 to 7h30pm at the Musashino Art University Hall 12, room 201.]
This exhibition forms the ideal opportunity for a larger public to get to know Sogan Saito better, in all his facets; the straightforward and single-minded devotion to his art throughout the turbulent years of the war, his community life, his personality, and of course his exceptional oeuvre.
The "Sogan Saito and the Structuralist Company: War and the Public Sculpture Generation" Symposium will be held on Nov. 24 (Thu) from 6 to 7h30pm at the Musashino Art University Hall 12, room 201.]
Schedule | Nov 15 (Tue) 2005-Dec 10 (Sat) 2005 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Venue | Musashino Art University Museum & Library https://mauml.musabi.ac.jp/en/  | ||||
| Location | 1-736 Ogawacho, Kodaira-shi, Tokyo 187-8505 | ||||
| Access | 18 minute walk from Takanodai Station on the Seibu Kokubunji line; From the North exit of Kokubunji Station, take the Seibu bus for 20 minutes and get off at Musashino Bijutsu Daigaku Main Gate; From the North exit of Tachikawa Station on the JR Chuo line, take the Tachikawa bus for 25 minutes and get off at Musashino Bijutsu Daigaku. | ||||
| Phone | 042-342-6003 |
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