HIROKO KOSHINO

Hiroko Koshino will make an appearance on the long-running program NHK “Radio Shinyabin” with over 2 million listeners which has been on air since 1990.
The host is the NHK announcer Miyuki Morita. Hiroko Koshino talks about a wide range of topics starting with her beginnings as a fashion designer and continuing on about being the first Japanese designer to participate in the Rome Collection, participating in the Paris Collection and her brand during the bursting of economic bubble under the title of “My reckless times”.
This program concludes with the message of “There is still time for more!” The contents should fill listeners with energy and courage. Make sure to check it out!
 
 
Program: NHK “Radio Shinyabin”
Time:        First airing  Sunday, September 24, 2017 around 1:00 a.m.
　　　　  Second airing  Sunday, October 29, 2017 around 1:00 a.m.
 
Broadcast: NHK Radio Daiichi, NHK Radio FM, NHK World Radio Japan

“Hiroko Koshino The Nature” is being hosted at KH Gallery.
You can see colors and shapes that resemble vestiges and minerals that have been excavated, in paintings by Koshino. This exhibit is a collection of profound and dignified paintings that are contrastive with works that have flamboyant hues, by expressing nature and the passage of time. These paintings, with their elegant hues of gold, silver, and black, are not merely decorative, as they have appearances resembling natural objects that have existed since the distant past, such as minerals and celestial bodies. Also, the shapes and shadows of her relief works resemble land forms that were created by the passage of time. Her obsession with texture has created art in which you can see her attention to detail.
While painting, she comes closer to expressions of nature. Also, she reconstructs ancient materials and leads us to new ones. In our current generation in which artificial items are mass produced, these pieces are valuable expressions of art. By all means, come and imagine the eternal flow of time within nature.

Wednesday, September 6 – Saturday, September 30, 2017　10:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Gallery closed on the Sundays of September 17, and 24

“Hiroko Koshino Exhibit —COLORS—” will be hosted at the Isetan Shinjuku Store, Main Building, 5th Floor Art Gallery.
At this exhibit, pictures and fashion drawings that she has been working on, in addition to newly painted plates, will be exhibited at the same time, while a large number of colorful creations will be shown to the public at the same time. Her graffiti series, a collection of paintings she painted while being inspired by the graffiti she saw while on a trip in Greece, is one of her most colorful series. These are illustrations in which a large number of pictures drawn on small panels are rhythmically arranged, producing a space with an abundance of colors. Each piece is unique, and viewing all of them at once conjures up the image of streets and playgrounds, and these pieces can be appreciated individually or at the same time. Also, fashion drawings showing the fruits of her progress as a designer will be exhibited at the same time. More than 30 of her unpublished fashion drawings that have been newly reborn as giclee* prints will be exhibited to the public for the first time. Furthermore, the new painted plates that have been created thanks to the help of the NIKKO COMPANY will be exhibited. A variety of color tones are drawn on these white plates, and the phrase “Living with Art”, a concept of Koshino, is inscribed on each one.
These paintings, plates, and fashion drawing giclee prints will be collected together and put on display and on sale. KH Gallery is a place where guests can encounter different charms. By all means, experience both art and fashion through a colorful and energetic world.
*A printing method, also known as digital lithography, that uses the latest computer technology.

Wednesday, August 23 – Monday, August 28, 2017
Open every day throughout the exhibition period.
10:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.
*On the Wednesday, August 23, closes at 4:30 p.m.
 On the final day, closes at 6 p.m.
Isetan Shinjuku Store, Main Building, 5th Floor Art Gallery
3-14-1, Shinjuku, Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo

Gallery Talk by Hiroko Koshino                                               
From 1 p.m. on Sunday, August 27, 2017
Isetan Shinjuku Store, Main Building, 5th Floor Art Gallery

“Hiroko Koshino　The Portrait” is going to be hosted at KH Gallery Ginza.
Koshino has a long history as a fashion designer, and she has painted many fashion drawings. In her fashion drawings that focus on Western-style clothing, you will see human subjects who fulfill the role of a model. Also, these subjects who are expressed as oil paintings are stronger than subjects painted in other motifs used in the past, and they emit the presence of being the main attraction of the piece. In a situation in which a vividly colored young girl plays with animals in front of a black background, a sense of extemporaneity and free creativity are expressed in deep colors, and this painting is reminiscent of the dreams Koshino had when she was a young child. In another piece, the silhouetted subjects with a humorous appearance lying next to a body of water make you think of summer, and a characteristic of her portraits are works that have the feeling of a “story”, such as by her expressing the results of scene development by juxtaposing two images of the same type. Twelve pieces, starting with these unreleased oil masterpieces and including images of women painted on various large and small canvases and also new oil paintings of models wearing clothing from the Hiroko Koshino collection, are going to be displayed at this exhibit. Also, a new series of popular paintings by Koshino remade in a giclee* format is going to be introduced at this exhibit. Enjoy Koshino’s enthusiastic sentiments toward her subjects and this vigorous and spectacular exhibit.
 
*About giclee
Giclee, also known as digital lithography, is a printing method that employs the latest in computer technology. An image of the original work is converted into a digital format, and ink is sprayed directly onto a piece of paper or canvas without using a screen. These are high-quality prints with beautiful coloring and vivid expression.

Monday, July 3 – Thursday, August 31, 2017
10:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Gallery closed on the Sundays of July 9, 16, 23 and August 6.
Gallery closed for summer holiday from Friday, August 11 to Sunday, August 20.

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“NIKKO × Hiroko Koshino Sumi no Toki –The Hospitality of Hiroko Koshino–” will be hosted at KH Gallery Ginza.
NIKKO COMPANY, a manufacturer of Western-style dinnerware, and Koshino first met 30 years ago. Since then, these two have worked together to bring modern dinnerware to the world. The “Sumi no Toki” series that is being presented here is designed based on the various expressions of ink paintings done by Koshino. For Koshino, the sensibility of ink is a crystallization of the beauty of Japan. With the meeting of Western-style dinnerware and pure white fine bone china that NIKKO proudly makes in Japan, the beauty of the West and of Japan were brilliantly fused together. A profound world of black and white is expressed within the blank spaces of this dinnerware. At this exhibit, this series which has received high acclaim at exhibitions held outside of Japan will be shown alongside table settings for the first time in Japan at the KH Gallery. At the same time, the original works and a new series of ink paintings done by Koshino will be exhibited. The existence of art in everyday life is what Koshino considers to be the highest quality of hospitality.
Also, looking back at the history of the close friendship between these two, a memorial exhibit of “Ai Gasane”, Koshino-designed dinnerware welcoming the 30-year anniversary since it was first released for sale will be displayed. In a display full of a sense of playfulness, you can see best-selling Japanese-style and Western-style dinnerware that has a flowery motif.
 
These fine works of art that are close to our lives and that can be cherished for a long time are born from the sincerity of NIKKO and Koshino and from their long relationship. Please enjoy the aesthetics of sophisticated furnishings and hospitality.

Monday, May 15 – Sunday, June 25, 2017　10:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Gallery closed on the Sundays of May 21, June 4, and 18.