“Resol Gallery Ueno” art gallery in the living lobby of the tourist hotel “Hotel Resol Ueno” (Dates: Thursday, August 1, 2024 to Saturday, August 31, 2024, free admission)
Hotel Resol Ueno (7-2-9 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo), a tourist hotel under the Resol Hotels brand operated by Resol Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Mobara City, Chiba Prefecture; President and CEO: Naoto Sano), will be holding a special exhibition of five works by artist Yoko Sekine in the art gallery in the living lobby, Resol Gallery Ueno, from Thursday, August 1st to Saturday, August 31st, 2024.
“Rendezvous I” and “Rendezvous II” (2022)
As part of Hotel Resol Ueno’s efforts to create a hotel rooted in the Ueno area, where art and the downtown area coexist in harmony, the hotel began an initiative in February this year to use the art gallery in the living lobby, Resol Gallery Ueno, as a place to create opportunities for encounters between up-and-coming artists who will be spreading the culture of the future and traveling guests. Since then, the gallery has been enjoyed by not only guests but also the general public as a place to come into contact with the sensibilities and works of up-and-coming artists.
The fourth artist, Hiroko Sekine, graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School of Fine Arts Master’s Program. After graduating, she was featured in the National Exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in 1988, was recommended as an associate member of the Kokugakai in 2007, and was recommended as a member of the Kokugakai in 2012. She currently holds solo exhibitions at venues such as Ginza Gallery Azuma. In addition, last year in 2023, she held the “FU-FU Exhibition” with her husband, Koji Ogawa, and is currently active as a lecturer at Yokohama Seifu High School.
The works on display this time include “Rendezvous I” and “Rendezvous II” (2022), which combine two panels to form a single painting, as well as “Summer Bouquet” (2023), “Flower Camellia” (2023), and “Vermilion Hydrangea” (2023), all of which feature striking, colorful flowers.
At Resol Hotels, we will continue to weave irreplaceable travel stories through hotel operations that thoroughly meet the needs of all travelers (tourists).
Event Overview｜
Date: August 1st (Thursday) – August 31st (Saturday), 2024
Artist: Yoko Sekine
Admission fee: Free *People other than hotel guests are welcome to drop by.
Opening hours: [Hotel guests] Open 24 hours. / [Non-hotel guests] 10:00-20:00
Exhibited works:
“Rendezvous I” (left)
“Rendezvous II” (right)
(2022 Oil on cotton panel, 1260 x 297 cm)
A series of works. Even when we meet, our eyes somehow don’t meet.
But I know the feeling
“Summer Bouquet”
(2023 Oil on cotton panel F4)
Girl with a bouquet of summer flowers
“Flower: Camellia”
(2023 Oil on cotton panel F3)
Arranging white camellias among Japanese motifs
” Vermilion Hydrangea”
(2023 Oil on cotton panel F3)
Contrasting blue hydrangeas on a vermilion background
Profile: Hiroko Sekine
1986 Graduated from the Department of Painting, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts
1988 Completed master’s program at Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Fine Arts
1988 Exhibited at the National Exhibition (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Ueno, Tokyo)
2007 Recommended as an associate member of the Kokugakai
2012 Recommended as a member of the Kokugakai
Solo Exhibitions
1988 Solo Exhibition (Gallery Hinoki, Ginza, Tokyo)
1990 Solo Exhibition (Ginza Surugadai Gallery, Ginza, Tokyo)
1992 Solo Exhibition (Ginza Surugadai Gallery, Ginza, Tokyo)
2010 Solo Exhibition (AC Gallery)
2018 Solo Exhibition (Ginza Gallery Azuma, Ginza, Tokyo)
2021 Solo Exhibition (Ginza Gallery Azuma, Ginza, Tokyo)
Group Exhibition
2011 Bijusaikai (Ichibata Department Store, Matsue)
National Painting Women’s Exhibition (Ginza Surugadai Gallery, Ginza, Tokyo) until 2023
2013 Kokugakai New Members Exhibition (Ginza Inoue Gallery, Ginza, Tokyo)
2019 Koji Ogawa and Yoko Sekine Two-person Exhibition (Gallery Pictor, Kamakura, Kanagawa)
2020 HOPE Exhibition (Gallery Pictor, Kamakura, Kanagawa)
2021 Amusement Exhibition, scheduled to be exhibited until 2025 (Ginza Gallery Himawari, Ginza, Tokyo)
2023 FU-FU Exhibition Koji Ogawa x Yoko Sekine (Ginza Gallery Azuma, Ginza, Tokyo)
Currently a member of the Kokugakai and a lecturer at Yokohama Seifu High School.
About “Resol Gallery Ueno”
Resol Gallery Ueno, an art gallery located in the living lobby of Hotel Resol Ueno, exhibits a variety of art by up-and-coming artists that embody their passion and skills.
The artistic experience unique to Ueno, a city of academia, offers travelers a spice that is different from a simple hotel stay.
The gallery alternates between special and permanent exhibitions every other month, providing new discoveries and opportunities for growth every time you visit.
[About the special exhibition]
“Resol Gallery Ueno” provides a free gallery space for up-and-coming artists to exhibit their work.
We aim to create opportunities for customers to encounter a variety of artworks, such as “works that evoke the image of travel, travelers, or travel destinations,” “works that evoke the culture, climate, or history of downtown areas,” “works that evoke a sense of academicism,” and “works that soothe the viewer’s soul, and provide new discoveries and inspiration.”
<Contact information for those interested in exhibiting>
Tel: 03-5325-9269 (Contact: Ito)
Email: ka.ito@resol.jp
[About the permanent exhibition]
(From left)
The Sun and the Moon (2020, Keita Shimizu, acrylic paint on wooden panel, set of 2)
Panda (2020 Masaru Ishikawa and Keita Shimizu, acrylic paint on resin figure)
EDO, rotated 90° (2020 Keita Shimizu, printed on canvas)
Ueno (2020 Keita Shimizu, acrylic paint on wooden panel)
Profile: Keita Shimizu
Designer, design consultant
Born in Tokyo in 1974.
After graduating from the Master’s program at the Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts, he began working as a designer based in Milan.
His inclusive designs, born from the global values he developed during his childhood in the United States and his life as a designer in Italy, have been highly praised both in Japan and overseas. Recently, he has not only been involved in product design, but also in hotel concept development and corporate design.
Overview of “Hotel Resol Ueno”
◇Location: 7-2-9 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Access: 1 minute walk from JR Ueno Station, Asakusa Exit or Iriya Exit
◇Structure: Steel frame [10 floors above ground]
◇Number of rooms: 115 rooms [107 Modernettes (semi-double) / 8 Twin rooms]
◇Official website: https://www.resol-hotel.jp/ueno/
