The elemental sculptures of Akiyama Yō

Akiyama Y? is known for his abstract black sculptures with a distinctive crackled surface. One could say that the majority of the work in his survey exhibition at Musée Tomo – a group of smooth-surfaced vessel works date as far back as 1976, but most works are recent – held to that pattern, but that description would not do the show justice. The modest dimensions and permanent display features of the gallery spaces beautifully accommodated Akiyama’s pieces both large and small, and the lighting design of