Tokihiro Sato
Encyclopedia
Recognized for his playful interaction of light, Sato uses a large-format camera for exposures that last from one to three hours, while he moves through the space creating points of light or illuminated lines drawn with flashlights or flashes made by reflecting mirrors. The results are detailed photographs interrupted by patterns of light. And because of the long exposures, Sato’s movements across the scene remain undetectable by the camera; the photograph captures his presence but not his image.
Sato’s photographs are held throughout the world in public and private museums including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
(New York); the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; The Art Institute of Chicago; the Cleveland Museum of Art
; Museum of Modern Art (Saitama, Japan); Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
(Tokyo); Queensland Art Gallery
(Brisbane); and Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
. Solo museum exhibitions in the United States have taken place at the Cleveland Museum of Art
(2003), The Art Institute of Chicago (2005), and the Frist Center for the Visual Arts
in Nashville (2010).
He is currently a professor in the Inter-Media Art Department at the Tokyo University of the Arts. He is represented by Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects, New York.
Sato’s photographs are held throughout the world in public and private museums including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is a well-known museum located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, United States. It is the permanent home to a renowned collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, early Modern, and contemporary art and also features special exhibitions...
(New York); the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is an art museum in Los Angeles, California. It is located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles, adjacent to the George C. Page Museum and La Brea Tar Pits....
; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; The Art Institute of Chicago; the Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
The Cleveland Museum of Art is an art museum situated in the Wade Park District, in the University Circle neighborhood on Cleveland's east side. Internationally renowned for its substantial holdings of Asian and Egyptian art, the museum houses a diverse permanent collection of more than 43,000...
; Museum of Modern Art (Saitama, Japan); Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
Hara Museum of Contemporary Art
The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art is one of the oldest museums of contemporary art in Japan. The museum is in The Roppongi district, in the Akasaka area of Tokyo. It's street address is: 4-7-25 Kitashinagawa, Tokyo 140-0001....
(Tokyo); Queensland Art Gallery
Queensland Art Gallery
The Queensland Art Gallery is part of the Queensland Cultural Centre, and is located nearest to Brisbane River at South Bank...
(Brisbane); and Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
The is an art museum focused on photography. The museum was founded by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and is located in Meguro-ku, a short walk from Ebisu station in southwest Tokyo...
. Solo museum exhibitions in the United States have taken place at the Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
The Cleveland Museum of Art is an art museum situated in the Wade Park District, in the University Circle neighborhood on Cleveland's east side. Internationally renowned for its substantial holdings of Asian and Egyptian art, the museum houses a diverse permanent collection of more than 43,000...
(2003), The Art Institute of Chicago (2005), and the Frist Center for the Visual Arts
Frist Center for the Visual Arts
-History:The museum is housed in what used to be the main post office designed by Marr & Holman Architects for the city of Nashville, which had been built in 1933-34 near Union Station, since most mail at that time was moved by train. As the city grew, the need for a more up-to-date main facility...
in Nashville (2010).
He is currently a professor in the Inter-Media Art Department at the Tokyo University of the Arts. He is represented by Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects, New York.
Books
- Tokihiro Sato: Trees, Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects, New York, 2010 http://www.tonkonow.com/publications.html. ISBN 978-1-4243-3017-1.
- Sato, Tokihiro. Hikari–kokyū . Nikon Salon Books 24. Tokyo: Nikon, 1997.
- Sato, Tokihiro. Hikari–kokyū / Photo–Respiration. Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppan, 1997. ISBN 4-568-12060-8.
- Sato Tokihiro no manazashi "Hikari–kokyū" . Sakata: Sakatashi Bijutsukan, 1999.
- With and . Kokyū suru fūkei / Breathing landscapes. [Urawa]: Saitama Kenritsu Kindai Bijutsukan, 1999.
- Siegel, Elizabeth. Photo Respiration: Tokihiro Sato Photographs. Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 2005. ISBN 0-86559-217-9.
External links
- Tokihiro Sato at Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects, New York
- Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, Tenn.
- The Mysterious Light of Tokihiro Sato
- "Breathing light": examples of Sato's work.
- Ono, Philbert. Review of Photo-Respiration. Photoguide Japan.
- Ono, Philbert. " Satoh Tokihiro". Photoguide Japan.