We are pleased to announce the exhibition "Shibuya Zoo" by Tadaomi Shibuya. Shibuya reconstructs various motifs with greatly unique surfaces and straight lines. One year since last solo exhibition "construct", his works have been developed with creatures as new motif. Shibuya creates his original "zoo" with usual animals, extinct animals and futuristic robot-like animals. Animals who are born from his brush are active and full of hope. Shibuya's imagination runs through the history of living thing and show us not only animals but also insects and dinosaurs at his zoo. Shibuya's work is highly evaluated internationally, especially in Europe.

Opening Reception: Jul. 4th (Fri) 7:00〜9:00PM

Yusuke Guji showed us his totally unique perspective through colorful, repetitive images of a house as an exhibition called “Creamy House” in April 2007. He is back with the body of new work as “conpeito”(name of traditional Japanese candy). The diorama world is created with rock-like or candy-like 3D works and 2D works which contains various images. “It is nothing like my grand outlook on the world...it’s just more micro view of the world” said Gunji. The diorama world of imagination was completed slowly and slowly on the table shape miniature garden.

We are pleased to announce the exhibition “sign/kehai”, with new works of Makiko Tanaka, an artist who actively works on a variety of media, such as pencil drawing, water color and installation. Although expression of her imaginative world and emotional description are main concern of her work, she avoids easy “expressive style” and justification of her subjectivity. Her fleeting, but considerably detailed drawing symbolizes her attempt to grab “the sign of existence=kehai”, and it plays the role as a conceptual map of herself. Essences on canvas tell you things about Tanaka, who wants to spread everything on canvas to keep her art pure. In this exhibition, she shows prints and oil paints as well as pencil drawings. Tanaka believes we need to accept the daily life first to witness the unknown landscape we’ve never seen before. hpgrp GALLERY TOKYO director Kentaro Totsuka

Artist’s Comment
There are no specific meanings in small parts of my paintings such as flowers, women, octopus or dumplings. The collective of these would turn to be, however, the original materials for the creation of “the sign of existence=kehai”. I think lively and non-verbal communication between joy and sadness is going on in the abstract air of “kehai”. Though my media is painting, I would like you to feel them in similar way to “music”.
Special Thanks to : Yumiko Chiba Associates/Edition Works

H.P.F, artist Ante Vojnovic becomes the opening artist for one of the HK's most popular shopping center "wtc MORE". Ante's art work will be exhibited at main floor and more. Not only the latest work but also Ante's early works and mini models will be exhibited to show unique, philosophical world of Ante. Please stop by if you have a chance to be in HK.

We are pleased to announce an exhibition, "Aimai na Niwa (ambiguous garden)" by Daisuke Nagaoka, who draws poetic images with detailed, accumulated lines. In this exhibition, not only his drawing works, a 3D work which he caught inspiration from "eusociality"* of bees will be exhibited. The self-sacrificing actions of drawing the line over and over, or keep putting up fragments to create a mass. The worker bees will be flying around to look for their places to be and images to be visualized in the "ambiguous garden", which connect both the self and outer world.

* Eusociality: Insects which have structured social classification are called social insects. When specifying certain kinds of ants, termites, and bees who possess a sterile class, they are termed as eusociality.

Opening reception : Apr. 4th(Fri) 7:00pm-9:00pm

It has been almost a year since hpgrp GALLERY TOKYO start showing contemporary art. The word "Gendai Art (means contemporary art in Japanese)" becomes familiar and it even easily used too much. This group exhibition is named "UNTITLED" because there is no theme to categorize these eight artists.

"UNTITLED"
Kazuhiro Ito, Tamami Kubota, Miki Kubota, Yusuke Gunji, Tadaomi Shibuya, Kentaro Totsuka, Daisuke Nagaoaka, Hisaharu Motoda

Opening reception : Mar. 14th(Fri) 7:00pm-9:00pm

We are pleased to announce a photo exhibition, "In Between" by TAKA, a photographer who is traveling and shooting all over the world. Taka reconstructs the essential elements in photographs; colors, forms, and textures. In his new series, photos are selected and paired by their common character. These pairs show us new stories in between two images, such as passage of time, or coincidental similarities. Taka excludes forms and textures by blurring the focus in large photo series. The amounts of information is reduced and it makes "the feels of the air" in the scenery visible. Almost like color fields of abstract paintings, they will stimulate your primitive senses without the words. All the image visualize the viewpoints of TAKA who capture "something in between".

"Shadow Graph", which is the exhibition designed by the collaboration of Naomi Yamamoto, an apparel designer of "tiny dinosaur", and Yasuaki Kimura and Isuzu from glass artists' unit "JUNIO". In this exhibition, using the original projector produced by JUNIO, the light goes through the glass and knit, and project images. By only using shapeless materials such as lights and shadows, finally images come out to the surface. Such as the combination of a singer and player, composed by subtle harmony and unexpected balance, glass and knit will react to each other. Enjoy fantastic woven by unique combination of materials.

Period : Jan 18th(Fri)-Feb 11th(Mon), 2008 11:00am-8:00pm
Opening reception : Jan 18th(Fri) 7:00pm-9:00pm

A group exhibition by four sculptors who deal with traditional sculptural materials, such as bronze, wood, porcelain and clay. What is the meaning of making “object” in these days while virtual reality or non-materiality occupies major part of our daily life? The relationship between forms, materials and the passage of sculptural time will be presented.

Opening reception : 2007.12.14(fri) 19:00〜21:00
Close from 2007.12.31(mon)〜2008.1.2(wed)

“AOSANDO” is new name for the alley which connects Aoyamadori St. and Omotesando St. Then, new art fair is coming to this alley, called “AOSANDO ART FAIR”. Many creative and unique shops, boutiques, hair salons and art galleries are here on AOSANDO. We use the store space as an exhibition space to show a great diversity of art work from all over the world. This new art fair brings art closer to more people. Calm atmosphere of AOSANDO makes you forget that you are in the middle of Tokyo. Step into the alley and discover contemporary art.

Reception Party 2007.11.1 (Thu) 19:00- 21:00　a t H.P.DECO

WEB SIE http://www.aosando.com/

Solo exhibition - "Minute Moon and The Garden of Triangular Sunshine" byNew York based artist Cristina Toro. Cristina paints a colorful, whimsical world full of layered patterns that evoke lost fairy tales. Her current body of work is based on her idea of "a nocturnal garden of triangular sunshine". She paints characters in each of her pieces that play a part in this story who tempt us into unraveling this mysterious tale. Cristina Toro lives and works in a small town in Upstate New York where she saw snow for the first time in her life two years ago. She expands the stories of her imaginary worlds while surrounded by nature and solitude.

Opening reception : Oct 12th (Fri) 7:00pm-9:00pm

Satellite exhibitions of "SPACE FOR YOUR FUTURE - Art and Design gene splicing" which takes place at Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo(MOT) from Oct. 27, can be previewed at H.P.France Window Gallery in Marunouchi and Shinjyuku. Vivid color works by 2 distinct female artists jumps out of the museum and available for your preview in Marunouchi and Shinjuku.

2007.9.28.(Fri.) - 2007.12.13.(Thu.)
venue: H.P.FRANCE BIJOUX WINDOW GALLERY MARUNOUCHI
Artist: Ms.Mikiko Minewaki
Material support: Juana de Arco

International jewelry artist active in Germany, Belgium, Finland, U.K. and Argentine. Discovering beautiful forms hidden within universal and familiar objects and revealing them into her artworks. Argentine brand, Juana de Arco which had an dramatic encounter with her, is offering material supports this time. Offcut cloth from the factory revealed its own beauty and transformed into new forms are blossoming and shining like jewels in Window Gallery.

2007.9.28.(Fri.) - 2007.11.7.(Wed.)
venue: destination Tokyo WINDOW GALLERY SHINJUKU
Artist: Ms.Haruka Kojin
Youngest artist among the members of "SPACE FOR YOUR FUTURE", recently graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts & Music majoring Inner Media Art, and awarded this year Grand Prix by Art Award Tokyo. Award winning installation [Walk in Ma・Mah] is lattice/ladder of spaghetti hung in space dangling twisted and warped by its own gravity, gives impression of free float and gravity. Reveling the unique form within familiar objects and overlooked phenomenon and creates exciting beauty with her uniquely apprehensive expression. In the special exhibit at H.P.FRANCE BIJOUX WINDOW GALLERY SHINJUKU she presents [reflectwo] which is a scenic recreation of a moment when scenery reflection to the surface of river merges to the ground scenery in flower petals.