【Seibu Ikebukuro head office】 “From the window of February 6 (Wednesday)” “Window to reminiscence the scenery of Kenzaki Yonekura ~ quilting art exhibition ~”

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■ Period: February 6 (Wednesday) – 12 (Tue) ■ Venue: 6th Floor (Central B7) = Art Gallery * Last day on February 12th (Tuesday), the show is closed at 4 pm

Dejaub, a sense of deceased. The quilting art of Mr. Kenji Yonekura spreads the scenery that I have seen before although I have never been to. Hand-dyed cloth is about 600 colors, spreading the image, expressing the everyday landscape.

“Heart color heart” 2,160,000 yen Size: 50 number M (116.7 x 72.7 cm) Rubber breaks out / puts dreams / gets on the tail wind / model flight flying high / eyes of a boy / more distant / deeper / I was aiming for / a daring heart / already deep into the air

“Next door” 540,000 yen Size: Large paper (72.7 × 54.5 cm) Opening the door at night opening / opening a new day / the air in the stagnant room is cleansed within a moment / something surely begins / A man / to open the door / to live, then search for the next door

“Walk” 162,000 yen Size: Large (50.9 × 39.4 cm) Atmosphere is relieved / Birds’ burning / The dolphin of Narcissus of the promenade / Ryukinka looks up to the sky swiftly / The cherry blossoms are also swelling / Kenshi Yonekura (born in Minoh City, Osaka City, born in Nagasaki) 1961 (Mr. Yonekura’s profile Osaka-shi, resident of Nagasaki City) 1961 Year Photo graduation from the Japan Photography College 1969 Started as a freelance illustrator 1975 Meets cloth 1977 Started illustration with fabric 1966 Established the quilt art studio in Minoh city and entered artists 1998 Bologna Ragazzi Award in Italy awarded 1999 Slovak Biennale Selection Exhibition, Box Construction Production Presentation “Poetic Space Passed by Angels”, Publication Division · Paper Airplane Building 2001 Oil painting and print production production announced 2002 Musicians collaboration with musicians Poetry sound collection “episode” published 2004 Musicians and collaboration publication “DREAMER / self portrait” contributed by dream eating people 2007 poetry collection “Overlapping Memories “Publication 2010 Poetry Art Collection” Love Chair “revised edition Publication 2016 Creation 40th Anniversary at Seibu Ikebukuro Main Store 2018 Poetry Collection” Troops of Honesty / 77 Tales “Publication <Kenji Yonekura’s Reminiscence of the Scenery Window ~ Exhibition Outline> ■ Session: February 6 (Wednesday), February 6 (Wed) – 12 (Tue), February 6, 2019 ■ Venue: 6th Floor (Central B7) = Art Gallery * Last day February 12 ) Will only close at 4 pm at this venue Seibu Ikebukuro head office Address: 1-28-1 Minami-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8569 Tel: 03-3981-0111 (Large) Opening Hours: 10: 00 ~ 21: 00 * Sundays / public holidays ~ 20: 00 (irregular holiday Homepage: https://www.sogo-seibu.jp/ikebukuro/

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