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Tomio Koyama Gallery Kyobashi
EVENTS & PROGRAMS
Yuko Someya "Soil and Stars"
Upcoming
2026/7/31 Fri. ～ 2026/9/12 Sat.
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Tomio Koyama Gallery Kyobashi is pleased to present Yuko Someya’s solo exhibition “Soil and Stars.” This marks the artist’s sixth solo exhibition—and their first in two years—with the gallery, showcasing a collection centered around new works.
In recent years, Yuko Someya relocated her home and studio to Okayama Prefecture. The area in which she resides, known as “Hiokidani” (日置谷), translates literally to “sun-placed valley” (with the character 日 meaning “sun,” 置 meaning “to place/put,” and 谷 meaning “valley”). This exhibition presents works that the artist created while living among those mountains and valleys, and while grounded in the earth’s soil.
Yuko Someya is an artist who has developed a unique and new style of expression, intertwining familiar landscapes with memories from her own childhood, experiences of lie changes, and fundamental aspects of life, such as death, birth, and nature. Her fantastical artworks, where various flora and fauna intermingle, in all their vibrancy could be described as contemporary renditions of the traditional bird-and-flower painting. However, the new works presented in this exhibition, while building upon those past expressions, were born from an engagement with nature that far transcends the artist’s own imagination.
The exhibition reveals the sincere dedication of the artist, who strives to translate into their work, a profound sense of reality born from a keen sensibility cultivated through living in harmony with nature.
We hope visitors will take this opportunity to witness Someya’s latest artistic endeavors.
Information
- Dates
2026/7/31 Fri.～2026/9/12 Sat.
11:00～19:00
- Closed
Sundays, Mondays and public holidays
- Organizer
Tomio Koyama Gallery Kyobashi
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