DROPS OF TIME GREY GRANITE APPROX. 21 INCHES HIGH 2020 CREATED FOR A SPECIAL EXHIBITION AT MEIJI SHRINE TOKYO EARLY 2020

EMPLOYING ASANO'S "BROKEN" STYLE TO BE SHOWN BEGINNING MAY 6 AT NIPPON CLUB IN NEW YORK CITY

HIROYUKI ASANO WAS BORN IN JAPAN AND STUDIED IN HIS NATIVE COUNTRY AS WELL AS CARERRA, ITALY, WHERE HE WON A NUMBER OF AWARDS. HIS CAREER HAS TAKEN HIM BACK TO JAPAN, BUT NOT BEFORE WINNING COMPETITIONS IN CHINA & KOREA.

HE ENGAGES IN WORLDWIDE EXHIBITIONS. THIS IS HIS THIRD IN AMERICA. HE IS CURRENTLY A PROFESSOR OF ART AT TOKYO GAKUGEI UNIVERSITY WE ARE DELIGHTED TO ACQUAINT THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WITH HIS WORK. DUE TO SPACE CONSTRAINTS, ONLY A FEW SCULPTURES ARE ON VIEW, BUT THERE WILL BE A PHOTO FILE OF OTHER EXAMPLES AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE.

LIST OF COUNTRIES WHERE ASANO'S WORKS ARE IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:

• ITALY - 7 LOCATIONS INCLUDING VERONA
• FRANCE - 3 LOCATIONS
• GERMANY - 3 LOCATIONS
• PORTUGAL - 1 LOCATION
• LUXEMBOURG - 1 LOCATION
• TURKEY - 1 LOCATION INCLUDING ISTANBUL
• CANADA - 2 LOCATIONS
• CHINA - 8 LOCATIONS INCLUDING BEIJING
• KOREA - 3 LOCATIONS
• TAIWAN - 4 LOCATIONS
• JAPAN - 16 LOCATIONS INCLUDING TOKYO
• UNITED STATES - ONE MUSEUM COLLECTION AND 7 PRIVATE
• MAJOR WORK INSTALLED IN WUHU SCULPTURE PARK CHINA
• 2 WORKS AT HUALIEN MUSEUM IN TAIWAN
• NAM-HAE SCULPTURE PARK IN KOREA
• SERIES OF 7 SCULPTURES AT ANA RESORT IN ISHIGAKI OKINAWA
• MAJOR WORK IN HIROSHIMA CITY CENTER