Yurina Roche 5/1/23 Yurina Roche 5/1/23

Aftertime

Althe Artist Residency Inaugural Exhibition “Aftertime” by Magdalena Skupinska

May 3 - 21, 2023 (Friday - Sunday 1 pm - 6 pm, or by appointment)
Preview: May 2nd, 2023
Althe Artist Residency at Vacant/Centre
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Althe Artist Residency is an artist-in-residence program launched jointly by Vacant and Roche Projects. Artists from Japan and abroad are invited to stay at Vacant/Centre to conduct research to deepen their knowledge on Japanese culture, produce works, and present the results of their work.

The first artist is Magdalena Skupinska from Poland, who is currently based in London. She paints abstract compositions from purely organic materials derived from herbs, spices, flowers, fruit, and vegetables. The exhibition Aftertime features her encounters and experimentations with Japanese flora and botanical materials and the dynamic hues they create.

Yurina Roche 2/20/23 Yurina Roche 2/20/23

Magic Hour

Magic Hour , taking name from a fleeting moment before sunset, when the world seems to be infused with an otherworldly glow. Just as the magic hour blurs the line between day and night, this exhibition blurs the boundaries between cultures. Through the works of two young Japanese artists and Los Angeles-based ceramicists, Magic Hour created a space for dialogue and connection, illuminating the power of art to bridge divides and bringing us all together.

February 10 - 20, 2023 (by appointment)
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Featured Artists

Saori Kunihiro • Eugene Studio • Orr Herz • Vanessa Moshay • Roger Herman • Shoshi Watanabe • Yosei Shibata • Michael Dopp • Jackie Rines • Liam O'Connor • Schdopp • Anna Sew Hoy & Tony Marsh • Angela (Jiayun) Chen • Taidgh O'Niell •

Magic Hour takes it name from a fleeting moment before sunset, when the world seems to be infused with an otherworldly glow. Just as the magic hour blurs the line between day and night, this exhibition blurs the boundaries between cultures. Through the works of two young Japanese artists and a mix of Los Angeles-based ceramicists, Magic Hour created a space for dialogue and connection, illuminating the power of art to bridge divides and bring us all together.

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Yurina Roche 11/16/21 Yurina Roche 11/16/21

In The Flow

Ten Rising Female Artists from Los Angeles to Kyoto

November 16 - 21, 2022 (10 am - 5 pm)
Preview: Wednesday 16 November, 2022 at 10 am - 5 pm
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Aiko Yuno • Akane Saijo • Diana Yesenia Alvarado • Ida Badal • Jenny Hata Blumenfield • Lizette Hernandez • Misa Shinshi • Narumi Nekpenekpen • Roksana Pirouzm • Saori Kunihiro

油野愛子 • 西條茜 • ダイアナ・イェセニア・アルバラード • アイダ・バダル • ジェニー秦ブルメンフィールド • リゼット・ヘルナンデス • 進士三紗 • 成美　ネクペンネクペン • ロクサナ・ピロウズマン • 國廣沙織

In conjunction with the Art Collaboration Kyoto Fair, In the Flow, pays homage to Kyoto’s rich history and relationship to its cities’ shrines by occupying a gallery space within a 300-year-old traditional incense store. By allowing the scent of incense to set the sensory stage for the exhibition, In the Flow unfolds a unique bridge of artists from Los Angeles and Kyoto, whose works subvert traditional mediums by re-articulating them through their lens. Inspired by the fluid and reciprocal nature of these artists’ works, In the Flow highlights the vigor in which these works move through traditions of their cultures’ past and the recurrent movement towards an integrated present. With each work pushing the boundaries of imagery, color, texture, and scale, a new breath of understanding begins to take form.

Curated by Jenny Hata Blumenfield and Yurina Hattori Roche of Roche x Blumenfield Projects, they merge their gallery and curatorial perspectives to introduce a transitory gallery experience within the cities they operate - Tokyo and Los Angeles. With an emphasis on cross-cultural exchange, together they build from their own hybridized experiences of being half-Japanese.