HIROKO KOSHINO

Since its opening in 2012, KH Gallery Ginza has continued to introduce fashion designer Hiroko Koshino’s creations which range from paintings and three-dimensional works to lifestyle design. The gallery has also been a space for organizing collaborative exhibitions with artists from various genres.
 
For this exhibition, Hiroko Koshino welcomes ceramic artist Toshio Ohi for a two-man exhibition. Next in line to inherit the tradition of Ohi ware which has continued for 350 years in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Toshio Ohi will present a collection of ceramic work that was produced exclusively for this exhibition, while Hiroko Koshino will exhibit oil paintings that have never been on display before, as well as earthenware created during her visit to The Tenth Ohi Chozaemon Ware this August.
 
Toshio Ohi's ceramic works are characterized by the elegant luster and exquisite hue formed by the layering of kiln-transformed natural ash glaze. The unique forms produced by the traditional hand-forming technique also give off a sense of ambiguity, where "rigidity and flexibility" as well as "dynamic and static" coexist. In comparison, Hiro Koshino’s abstract oil paintings, of which thick surfaces deeply dimensioned with multiple layers of oil paint and solvent are sure to intrigue their audience with a dignified presence that completely differs from that of her conventional acrylic paintings. Hiroko Koshino's profession as a fashion designer comes to life in her earth ware, where dimension is formed by "cutting" clay.
 
The exhibition brings together Toshio Ohi and Hiroko Koshino's insatiable pursuit for "beauty" in the form of a new type of beauty, which explores the integration of tradition and modernity to expand beyond the physical spaces created by the two artists and evolve into the realm of the grand universe.

Friday, September 25 – Sunday, October 25, 2015
10:30 am – 7:00 pm
Open every day throughout the exhibition period.

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Hiroko Koshino will make an appearance on the TV program ‘’Shokusai no Oukoku’’ (Kingdom of foods). The program explains the history of food ingredients, showing the passion of the creaters; farmers, fishers and nature.
This time, the theme is ‘’Sardines’’.  Since the Edo period Sensyu area sea has been famous for sardines. Kishiwada city where Hiroko Koshino was born and raised is in the Sensyu area. Her grandmother used to cook a special dish of simmered sardines.Hiroko Koshino will answer a variety of questions about her grandmother and other memorable dishes of her childhood.Don’t forget to tune in and enjoy!

Title : Shokusai no Oukoku
Date : Saturday, September 19th, 2015 ; 9:30am〜9:55
Station : tv asahi, tv asahi affiliated six stations

http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/syokusai/

It is our pleasure to announce the opening of a completely re-designed HIROKO KOSHINO TAKASHIMAYA Store in Nihonbashi .
Here it is exclusively possible for our customers to order Hiroko Koshino Haute Couture at anytime ,as well as enjoy selected HIROKO KOSHINO Preta Porter. "My designs and colours are youthful but when worn by a woman with considerable life experience a unique and exquisite atmosphere is born. The beauty of woman is clearly drawn in my mind as I design to the very last stitch. It is my great honor to see a womans pure beauty shine when she wears Hiroko Koshino.” Hiroko said.
Please drop by and enjoy if you are in the area.

HIROKO KOSHINO TAKASHIMAYA Nihonbashi Store
4th floor 2-4-1, Nihonbashi Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Date : Monday, 31st August, 2015, 10:00am – 8:00pm

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Each season, KH Gallery Ginza showcases the world of Hiroko Koshino, whose artwork explores a wide range of medium including fashion, painting, and lifestyle.

Traditional Japanese culture such as kimonos, Bunraku puppet theaters, kabuki, and the three-stringed Shamisen lute had been a part of Hiroko Koshino's life since the days of her youth. The significant influence of this childhood experience can be seen in Hiroko Koshino's fashion pieces and artwork, which express a unique worldview where Japanese and Western cultures intermix.

At this exhibition, the traditional beauty of Kyoto-style folding and paper fans will be introduced in three components.
First, 48 types of Kyoto-style folding fans, round fans, and paper fans featuring Hiroko Koshino’s artwork will be exhibited and sold. Against a screen surpassing the formal sector forms, the array of art pieces brings to life dynamic choreography of brush strokes dipped in Chinese ink, and indulge visitors in a fresh coolness that reminds them of great nature. The second part of this exhibition consists of a traveling exhibition from Kyoto, where the four-hundredth anniversary of the Rimpa School is being celebrated. The exhibition titled “RIMPA – The Rimpa School of Tomorrow Created by Eight Designers: Exhibition of Folding and Paper Fans” was held at the Tokiwa-Shinden of Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto, this March. Last but not the least, representative works of the three companies, which had given us great support in producing the exhibition pieces will be displayed: Itostune Corporation, Komaruya Sumii, and Kyo-Uchiwa Aiba.

The gallery invites you to come spend a cool and peaceful Japanese moment while feeling the transition from the summer breeze to the autumn wind.

Thursday, August 20 – Sunday, September 13, 2015　10:30 am – 7:00 pm
Open every day throughout the exhibition period

 KH Gallery Ginza 12th Exhibition was introduced in the popular series named FASHION PATROL in the famous WWD journal. Mr. Aquirax Uno and Hiroko Koshino are both contemporary artists in Japan, and their works attracts such a large audience that the opening reception cocktail party was shoulder – to shoulder! Koshino mainly exhibits abstract drawing, it is very rare for her to draw figure painting such a thse feature in this current exhibition. The exhibition will be held untill Sunday, July 26th. Please drop by and enjoy if you are in the area.

‘’Le Portrait Par Hiroko Koshino Aquirax Uno’'
Friday, June 26 – Sunday, July 26, 2015
10:30am – 7:00pm
Open everyday throughout the exhibition period

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