HIROKO KOSHINO

KH Gallery Ashiya will hold the exhibition entitled "Hiroko Koshino: The Composition – Aesthetics of Arrangement –". Composition is an important artistic element in paintings. This exhibition will present various compositions in Koshino's works, such as the color composition which is also used in fashion design, the balance between margins and Sumi ink in ink works, and the calligraphy designs. They will be displayed in diverse arrangements as an attempt at space composition.
The exhibits will change in each period and include works of diverse genres, from colorful works to ink works and calligraphies. Please enjoy the aesthetics formed by Koshino's works created with her flexible sense and the imposing architectural space designed by Mr. Tadao Ando.

*Special exhibition of Hina dolls: Sunday, February 24 – Sunday, March 31
Hina dolls from the late Meiji period, owned by Koshino, will be displayed. The dolls and various items that feature gold lacquer decorations will shine in an orderly line with the 100-year history. Please enjoy the "aesthetics of arrangement" in Japanese traditional culture.

Open upon reservation: Please fill out the [Admission Reservation Form] on the ASHIYA GALLERY page on website.
The gallery is open without reservation on Sundays. (Closed on April 7 and May 12)

Period 1: Sunday, February 24 – Monday, May 6 (holiday)
*Special exhibition of Hina dolls: Sunday, February 24 – Sunday, March 31
Period 2: Sunday, May 19 – Friday, August 9
11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Closed: Wednesdays / Monday, April 1 – Tuesday, April 9 / Tuesday, May 7 – Saturday, May 18 / in case of special events
Closed in case Hankyu Bus does not operate

The new exhibition space named “KH FASHION BOX” opened inside the Kobe Fashion Museum where Hiroko Koshino was appointed a director emeritus. For the first exhibition, the mannequins used in the Metropolitan Museum and clothes by Hiroko Koshino, which were presented in her exhibition in New York last year, are displayed along with colorful paintings and tapestries. Exhibits will be changed according to the themed exhibition in the future.
Koshino hopes the space will make people feel closer to fashion and become a place of learning for young people. Please enjoy the world of Hiroko Koshino where art and fashion meet.
 
KH FASHION BOX
Address: 1st floor, Kobe Fashion Museum (2-9-1, Koyo-cho Naka, Higashinada-ku, Kobe)
Opening hours: 10:00 am. – 6:30 pm (admission open until 5:30 pm)
Closed: Mondays (if Monday is a holiday, closed on Tuesday)
Free admission

LE VELVETS held a dinner show in a hotel in Tokyo late last year. Hiroko Koshino designed their costumes, which the members wore beautifully. Hiroko also enjoyed their music and had a great time!!

KH Gallery Ginza will hold the exhibition entitled “小篠弘子 × HIROKO KOSHINO – Cycle of Art and Design –”. The career of the fashion designer Hiroko Koshino started when the 18-year-old Hiroko Koshino entered the world of design while dreaming of becoming a painter. Since she found the commonality between fashion drawings and paintings, she worked at the forefront of the fashion industry as a designer. This exhibition will shed light on some of her fashion creations, selected from her huge collection, and present the close connection between art and design.
Clothes made with the original design textile, paintings that feature the collage of that textile, clothes with prints of these paintings… Such process of developing creations in different forms will be presented in installations using large frames. The exhibition will also display digital-made textiles that reproduced Koshino’s hand-drawn paintings, as well as rare clothes that she directly painted. Giclée fashion drawings, the starting point of clothes making, will be sold too. 
Plane and solid, static and dynamic, analog and digital—please enjoy the endless cycle of art and design that connects different elements and continues to expand without limit.

Monday, January 21 – Saturday, March 16, 2019    10:30 am – 7:00 pm
Closed: Sunday, January 27; Sunday, February 3; Sunday, February 17; Sunday, March 3

Hiroko Koshino has been designing some of the costumes for the vocal group LE VELVETS. New costumes are currently worn since the summer live tour. Koshino also designed their 10th anniversary pamphlet. Please enjoy the costumes along with the beautiful harmony of the four members.