Company Profile

Company NameSho plus1 Co., Ltd.
AddressUeno Yokoyama Building 1F, 1−4−8 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo, 110-0005
Date of IncorporationSeptember 1, 2017
ServicesArt sales and brokerage
Appraisal and evaluation of paintings and other artworks
Artist representation and management
RepresentativeShoichiro Satake
Location of GalleryUeno Yokoyama Building 1F, 1−4−8 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo, 110-0005
LicenseTokyo Metropolitan Public Safety Commission
No. 303261707077 Antiques Dealer

Biography of the Representative

1959Born in Tokyo
1979University of California, Berkeley. Letters and Science
1982Transferred to University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Department of Art
1983University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Department of Art, Bachelor of Arts (BA) 
1984 – PresentIn 1984, founded Galerie Sho Contemporary Art, the predecessor of Galerie Sho+1 Office. For over four decades since then, he has specialized in the works of California-based artists as well as leading figures of the 1980s New York art scene, including Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat. 
In the 1990s, as an art gallery, he was among the first in the world to initiate original photography projects with Helmut Newton, and went on to develop numerous collaborative projects with European photographers. 
Guided by the principle of “balance and harmony” as the foundation of his gallery practice, he continues to present distinctive and unique exhibitions.