It was immediately evident that something was very different.
Owner Kazuhiko and his son Shugo were at their Satani Gallery, making last-minute preparations for the opening of yet another exhibition. As usual, a few insiders were milling around as staff members set the sculpture, hung the paintings and drawings and laid out the catalogs.
But there were way too many catalogs crowding the oversized table -- a mini-library that included scores of the artists the Satani had shown in its 22-year history.