Osaka's 10 Contemporary Art Galleries You Should Know — theculturetrip.com

Art U was founded in 1983 by Ai Sawai, inspired by his father, a painter who studied with well-known Japanese artist Sotaro Yasui. The gallery focuses on contemporary Japanese art, specialising in works by the Gutai Group, including Sadamasa Motonaga, Jiro Yoshihara, Kumi Sugai, and Kazuo Shiraga. ‘gutai’ means ‘concreteness’ or ‘embodiment’, and this eclectic group of artists was known for using everything from plastic tubing to mud, to redefine artistic boundaries. The gallery showcases the work of established Japanese and international artists who have impacted the art world throughout the 20th century and continuing to the present.

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