gallery UG is pleased to announce that from July 20th to August 24th, we will be holding an solo exhibition by Kunihiko Nohara "Connection" at iart gallery in Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
【Exhibition Details】
Kunihiko Nohara Solo Exhibition "Connection"
Exhibition Period: July 20, 2024 - August 24, 2024
Opening Hours: 9am-7pm
Opening Party on July 20th at 3:00 pm ~
Closed: Sundays
Venue: iart gallery (愛上藝廊)
📍300 Taiwan, Hsinchu City, East District, Zhongxiao Rd, 80號1F
gallery UG Tennoz is pleased to present "KONSHIN", a group exhibition from Friday, July 26 to Saturday, August 10.
Since its establishment in 2001, gallery UG has organized various group exhibitions with the goal of discovering new artists.
In this exhibition, which is being held for the first time in Tennozu and is now in its sixth iteration, six artists will exhibit their paintings, wood sculptures, and more."
We are excited to announce Osamu WATANABE's "Kingdom of Sweets" II at the Takasaki Museum of Art from June 29 (Sat) to September 1 (Sun). Among the highlights, WATANABE’s “Birds and Animals in the Flower Garden” from gallery UG’s collection will be on display.
Ten years after the highly acclaimed "Kingdom of Sweets" exhibition in 2014, also held at the Takasaki Museum of Art, Part II returns with a new series of captivating works. The exhibition will feature the "Aquarium of Sweets" and the "Dinner Party of Sweets," alongside exhibits from Art Project Takasaki, which celebrates the vibrant culture of the city.
We invite you to come and experience this delightful exhibition.
【Event Details】
Osamu WATANABE “Kingdom of Sweets” Ⅱ
Venue｜Takasaki Museum of Art
Dates｜2024/06/29(Sat) - 09/01(Sun)
Opening Hours｜10:00 - 18:00 (Last admission 17:30)
Fridays 10:00 - 20:00 (Last admission 19:30)
Organizer｜Takasaki Museum of Art
Collaboration｜Osamu Watanabe Atelier, gallery UG
gallery UG Osaka Umeda is pleased to present “After the Rain,” a solo exhibition by Gekko NUMATA from Wednesday 17 July to Tuesday 6 August.
Numata's work is heavily influenced by Japanese painting, particularly in his use of space. He employs a minimalist approach, removing unnecessary elements to focus on vibrant depictions of plants and animals. His backgrounds are simple, blank spaces with unique textures that spark the imagination. By portraying only the main subject, Numata's realism shines through, capturing the natural vitality of his motifs with striking clarity.
This marks NUMATA's first solo exhibition at gallery UG Osaka Umeda. We invite you to take this opportunity to visit and experience his work.
gallery UG
Gekko NUMATA / 沼田月光
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2023 Solo exhibition “My Home” – GINZA TSUTAYA, Tokyo
2022 “Colors of the Future” Art colors Vol. 39 Winter-Spring Exhibition – Park Hotel Tokyo, Tokyo
“Gallery Collection” – gallery UG Bakurocho, Tokyo
2021 “NEXT GENERATION ART KYOTO” – Daimaru Kyoto Department Store, Kyoto
2020 “Laissez-faire” – gallery UG Tennoz, Tokyo
The natural world releases new vitality and beauty precisely at the moment the rain ends. In my solo exhibition, I explore the theme of the aftermath of rain, expressing life's resilience and renewal through plants, flowers, creatures, and fruits.
In today's society, having endured the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are reminded of the importance of finding hope and joy in our daily lives. My work conveys this hope and joy while suggesting new possibilities and vitality. The budding of plants and blooming of flowers symbolize new beginnings and growth, offering us hope.
Additionally, the sight of flowers and fruit brings us joy, reflecting nature's cycles. By capturing these moments' beauty and life's vibrancy, I aim to remind viewers of the joys of life. In the light of nature after the rain, may they find new hope and embrace vibrant days ahead.
"Connecting artworks to people, connecting people to each other through art."
galleryUG are always there for our artists.
We will grow together with the artists and support them from production to promotion.
We aim to further enrich and expand the contemporary art scene by proposing the ideal way for galleries to be.
The motifs chosen by Nami OKADA for her artwork are places she has visited personally. Her artwork arouses feelings of déjà vu and of reaching across time in viewers, whose backgrounds all differ.
Each person forms a distinct impression of a given building or piece of scenery due to the differences in their memories and experiences. Such spaces thus possess a multitude of forms.
It is only when there is commonality in the interpretations of multiple viewers that a given piece of scenery takes on certain meaning.
OKADA brings life to One View by exploring the relationship between pieces of scenery that have taken on meaning due to the overlapping of such commonalities and pieces of scenery whose meaning has yet to take shape.
In moments when I feel like I’m in a place independent of my surroundings,
I sometimes feel like I’m in a different time and space.
The feeling is like clouds or smoke that change shape with no regard for time
that people have to live by, and it also feels like a space of my own.
To turn, various scenes that came up in my imagination from things I encountered.
To express freedom, time and desires that are on the verge of being discarded from memory.
That is what is important, in order for me to be me and for a person to be them self.
2F TERRADA ART COMPLEX Ⅱ, 1-32-8, Higashishinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
8 minutes walk from Tennozu Isle Station on the Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit Rinkai Line(Exit B)
11 minutes walk from Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line Tennozu Isle Station(Central Exit)
11F Daimaru Umeda Department Store
3-1-1, Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka
From JR Osaka Station from 1-minute walk/JR Kita-Shinchi Station a 6-minute walk
From Midosuji Line Umeda Station from 2-minute walk/Tanimachi Line Higashi-Umeda Station from 8-minute walk/Yotsubashi Line Nishi-Umeda Station a 4-minute walk
From Hankyu Umeda Station from 13-minute walk/Hanshin Umeda Station a 12-minute walk
This is a production studio for exclusive artists of gallery UG, which will open in 2020. It was built to approach and support artists from a long-term perspective.
