菅木志雄 出生於日本岩手縣，目前居住於靜岡縣伊東市，是日本「物派」藝術運動最具代表性的藝術家之一。「物派」（Mono-ha）是起源於20世紀60年代末和70年代初的日本現代藝術運動，物派藝術家以他們對自然和工業材料的處理方式而著稱，他們將這些材料以未經加工的、原始狀態進行組合和擺放，強調這些元素之間以及與周圍空間的關聯，邀請觀眾冥想思考，而非觀看明顯的物件表象。菅木志雄對於材料的處理便是對於「情境」的持續研究。他的干涉與並置創造了一種「存在活化」的預知，使不同的物件、環境、觀眾之間建立了相互依存的關係。在「物派」非正式的解散後，菅木志雄持續專注於對物件本質的非永久性干預，在作品優雅而簡潔的排列之下含藏著深厚的哲學與精神。菅木志雄透過這些「情況」重新向觀者提出觀看世界的方式。菅木志雄在日本的美術館舉辦過多次個展，包括岩手縣立美術館，盛岡，日本（2021）、東京都現代美術館（2015）、橫濱美術館（1999年）和廣島市現代美術館（1997年）。國際重要展覽包括米蘭Pirelli HangarBicocca「Situation」（2017）、 紐約Dia: Chelsea「Kishio Suga」（2017）、威尼斯雙年展（2017）。菅木志雄的作品也於學術機構展出，如威尼斯海關大樓博物館「Prima Materia」（2013）、德州達拉斯The Warehouse「平行觀點：19世紀50年代、60年代和70年代的意大利和日本藝術」（2013）和紐約現代藝術博物館「東京1955-1970：新的前衛」（2012年）。他的作品被許多機構收藏，包括德州達拉斯藝術博物館、馬里蘭州波多馬格蘭斯通基金會、阿布達比古根海姆美術館、上海龍美術館、香港M+、東京都現代美術館、國立國際美術館、東京國立近代美術館、威尼斯Pinault Collection、倫敦泰特現代美術館、東京都美術館、橫濱美術館、蘇格蘭愛丁堡國家美術館。2018年，作品獲法國龐畢度藝術中心、紐約Dia: Chelsea收藏。
Born in Iwate and now lives in Shizuoka, Japan, Kishio Suga (b. 1944) is one of the most representative artists of the "Mono-ha" art movement in Japan. "Mono-ha," originating in the late 1960s and early 1970s, is a modern art movement characterized by its unique approach to handling natural and industrial materials. These artists combine and arrange these materials in their unprocessed, raw states, emphasizing the connections between these elements and their relationship with the surrounding space, inviting viewers to contemplate and meditate rather than merely observe overt object representations. Suga’s approach to his materials is an ongoing investigation of “situation.” Through his intervention and juxtaposition, an "activation of existence” becomes prescient, revealing the interdependency of these various “mono,” the surrounding space, and the viewer. After the informal dissolution of Mono-ha, Suga continued to focus his practice on the intrinsic nature of “mono” through impermanent interventions. The grace and simplicity of these arrangements disclose a deep philosophical and spiritual nature. From these situations, Suga recalibrates the way we see the world through things. Kishio Suga has had numerous solo exhibitions at museums in Japan, including Iwate Museum of Art, Morioka, Japan (2021), the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo (2015), the Yokohama Museum of Art, Yokohama (1999), and the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima (1997). Important international exhibitions include Situation at Pirelli HangarBicocca, Milan (2017), Kishio Suga at Dia: Chelsea, New York (2017), and Biennale di Venezia, Venice (2017). Suga's work has also been featured in recent landmark surveys, such as Prima Materia, Punta della Dogana, Venice (2013); Parallel Views: Italian and Japanese Art from the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, The Warehouse, Dallas, TX (2013); and Tokyo 1955-1970: A New Avant-Garde, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY (2012). His work is featured in many institutional collections, including the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX; Glenstone Foundation, Potomac, MD; Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi; Long Museum, Shanghai; M+, Hong Kong; Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo; National Museum of Art, Osaka; National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo; Pinault Collection, Venice; Tate Modern, London; Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo; the Yokohama Museum of Art, Yokohama; and The Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh. In 2018, Suga’s works were added to the collections of the Centre Pompidou, France; and Dia Chelsea, New York.