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Kazuhiko Satani was born in Kyoto in 1928, died in 2008. He established Satani Gallery in 1978 and became one of the established second-generation art dealers, considering Takashi Yamamoto (Tokyo Gallery) and Kusuo Shimizu (Minami Gallery) the first generation of modern and contemporary art dealers in Japan.

Having had a strong belief that “the exhibition contents themselves embody the gallery’s mission,” he dealt with various domestic and international artists of the twentieth century and hosted numerous exhibitions. He created more than a hundred of exhibition catalogs with his own postscripts and is also an author of many books. In his book, Work of the Gallery (1988), Satani discusses gallery operation and the book was referenced by the next generation of creative minds from time to time.

He held twenty one exhibitions titled, Shuzo TakiguchiーHomage, in which he presented works by the poet Shuzo Takiguchi and his friends. It was obvious for the viewer to get a glimpse of Satani’s respect towards Takiguchi from this series of exhibitions.

Personal History
1928	Born in Maizuru, Kyoto 1953	Graduated from the Department of Economics at Kyoto University and joined Central Bank for Agriculture and Forestry 1973	Left Central Bank for Agriculture and Forestry and joined Minami Gallery 1977	Left Minami Gallery 1978	Opened Satani Gallery in Kyobashi 1982	Relocated the gallery to Ginza 2000	Relocated the gallery to his house in Ogikubo 2008	Died of esophageal cancer on May 23rd