At KH Gallery Ashiya in 2018, you can see an exhibition titled “Hiroko Koshino Kira －Brilliance of the East and West－,” a shimmering world of fashion between the East and West, focusing on a collection of works and paintings by Hiroko Koshino.
Koshino strives to create new beauty by bringing modernity to Japanese traditional culture, based on her experience spreading unique fashion from Japan to the world. This attitude is common to both her art and her Fashion.
The “ki” in “Kira” refers to twill weave, while the “ra” means thin -weave silk fabric.
The word represents beautiful clothing and the people who wear it. The installation of ornately colored paintings and clothing is remini scent of a gathering of elegant people.
Enjoy the seasonal atmosphere throughout the transition from winter to spring and on to summer.
Hiroko Koshino Kira －Brilliance of the East and West －
Monday, February 19 – Friday, August 10, 2018
11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Closed: Wednesdays; Sunday, April 15 Monday, April 16; Thursday, June 22 – Saturday, June 24 and during exhibition changeover
Open by reservation: Please apply by providing the required information on the Reservation Request Form on the ASHIYA GALLERY page on this site.
Please note that reservations are not required on Sundays. (Closed April 15.)
The segment “Netsuretsu! Kessaku Dangi” (passionate discussion on great masterpieces) on the program “Nichiyo Bijutsukan” features discussion between guests under the theme of a great artist. The new episode covers Klimt, whose 100th anniversary of death is commemorated this year. Hiroko Koshino makes an appearance along with Mr. Shogo Kariyazaki, flower artist, and Mr. Nobuyuki Sensoku, director of Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum. They passionately discuss their views on Klimt, from the perspective of his three major elements of beauty: Japonism, Eros, and decorative beauty. Hiroko Koshino’s paintings inspired by Klimt are also presented in the program. This is the first time her atelier appears on TV.
Please check it out.
Program: Nichiyo Bijutsukan – Netsuretsu! Kessaku Dangi Klimt –
Date: Sunday, January 28, 2018 9:00 am – 9:45 am
Rebroadcast: Sunday, February 4, 2018 8:00 pm – 8:45 pm
TV Station: NHK Educational TV
We are afraid our gallery will be closed on January 23.
We apologize for any inconvenience, thank you for your understanding, thank you.
Tuesday, December 19, 2017 – Saturday, February 24, 2018
Closed: Wednesday, December 27 – Thursday, January 4, Sunday, January 14, Sunday, January 28, Sunday, February 11, Sunday, February 18
10:30 – 19:00 *Until 16:00 on Tuesday, December 26
KH Gallery Ginza will hold the exposition on the occasion of commemorative publication of “HIROKO KOSHINO | it is as it is” celebrating Hiroko Koshino’s 60th anniversary as a designer.
The book features Hiroko Koshino’s collection looks from the 1978 to 2017 Autumn/Winter and paintings that she drew over the years. The exposition space will be designed by the graphic designer Ken Miki who also designed the book. Eight-meter three-dimensional art objects will visualize Hiroko Koshino’s philosophy according to the seven chapters of the book titled through “emptiness”, ”naturalness”, ”essentiality”, ”pairings”, ”cultivation”, ”play” and ”form”. The collection looks and paintings will also be presented to create the world of Hiroko Koshino. Moreover, the atelier where she has made clothes and paintings will be reproduced to directly convey her passion for the creation.
Hiroko Koshino has been pursuing a truly rich lifestyle by creating her own world of fashion and art in harmony with Japanese culture of clothing, food, housing, leisure, relaxation, knowledge and beauty, while flexibly adopting other cultures. She wishes to pass on its history and philosophy to society and to the next generation. Please enjoy the book “HIROKO KOSHINO | it is as it is”-the culmination of Koshino Hiroko who freely travels between the mode and art-and her history of creation.
KH Gallery Ashiya will hold a permanent painting exhibition of Hiroko Koshino from December 4, 2017.
Monday, December 4 – Sunday, December 24
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (the last entry is at 3:30）
Gallery closed on Wednesdays
Winter Closing: Monday, December 25 – Sunday, February 18
Reservation required. Please reserve by accessing the ASHIYA GALLERY page of our website and submitting the Admission Reservation Form with all the necessary fields completed.
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Reservation is not required on Sundays.
KH Gallery Ginza will be extension of schedule for “Hiroko Koshino Paintings Visible in Clothing” until December 10th (Sun).
Gallery closed on the Sundays of November 5, 19, and December 10.
The KH Gallery Ashiya is holding the “Susumu Notomi x Hiroko Koshino – The Blue, a second encounter” exhibition. Koshino who was starring in the NHK General TV’s show, “Tsurube’s Salute to Families” (Tsurube no Kazoku ni Kanpai) met the pottery maker Notomi while visiting Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture 7 years ago. The distinctive “Blue” colors of his work left a profound impression. The two became friends and held the collaborative exhibition “Susumu Notomi x Hiroko Koshino – The Blue where everything began” for the first time in KH Gallery Ginza last year. Enjoy a “Second encounter” in the KH Gallery Ashiya with its peaceful and breathtaking atmosphere designed by Tadao Ando this autumn.
Notomi talks about Koshino’s works of art and the awareness towards Ando’s architecture at the Ashiya exhibition. He wants to express an unprecedented “blue” like being in space in the solemn atmosphere surrounded by undressed concrete walls. His new pottery works created from this enthusiastic spirit will be on display. Koshino will exhibit her works of art including new items and new picture plates. Among her works, you can enjoy a wide range of colors including “blue” as well as the light and shade of black along with the glimmering of silver. The picture plates were created in an ambitious collaboration with Notomi creating the “blue” plates and Koshino adding the pictures with vivid colors.
This exhibition features pottery, pictures and architecture. Relax and enjoy this atmosphere where the uniqueness of the artists intersects on a profound level.
Susumu Notomi × Hiroko Koshino
– The Blue, a second encounter –
Friday, October 27 – Monday, November 27, 2017
11:00～16:00
Gallery closed on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. *Gallery closed on Monday November 13
(No reservation necessary.)
Susumu Notomi 《Scattered Spot Pattern Pot》
Hiroko Koshino 《WORK #1506》
KH Gallery Ginza will host the exhibition “Paintings Visible in Clothing” from 10th October. This exhibition displays clothing works from past collections in three categories of “quality, shape and color” which have been re-defined from the design elements of paintings.Enjoy this unprecedented experience which transcends human form and expands your world of senses.
Tuesday, October 10 – Saturday, November 25, 2017
10:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Gallery closed on the Sundays of October 15, 29, November 5 and 19
Exhibition postcard
We are afraid our gallery will be closed on September 17.
We apologize for any inconvenience, thank you for your understanding, thank you.
KH Gallery Ginza will be extension of schedule for Hiroko Koshino The Portrait until October 22th (Sun).
KH Gallery Ashiya
2017 Exhibition Hiroko Koshino -Contrast-
Sunday, September 24 – Sunday, October 22
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Gallery will closed on Wednesdays, Monday October 2 and Tuesday October 3.
Reservation required. Please reserve by accessing the ASHIYA GALLERY page of our website and submitting the Admission Reservation Form with all the necessary fields completed.
Reservation is not required on Sundays.
