THE THOUSAND KYOTO, the flagship hotel of the Keihan Group in Kyoto (Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto; General Manager: Miwa Sakurai), will host a solo exhibition by artist Wei-Ni Lu at the art gallery on the first floor entrance, co-organized with Kyoto City University of Arts, starting from January 10, 2026 (Saturday).
Lu uses fragments of everyday landscapes and personal memories as material, primarily working with silkscreen printing techniques. She finds value in unintentional "errors" such as "misalignment," "bleeding," and "missing parts" that occur during the "copying" process of printing and reproduction. Through repeated cycles of copying and errors, she creates new landscapes that reconstruct easily overlooked everyday scenes and bring fresh discoveries. The exhibition will feature Lu's representative works along with recent balloon-based pieces, offering visitors a sense of moving between the boundaries of reality and virtuality, original and copy.
As a "Sustainable Comfort Hotel" that delivers comfortable and inspiring experiences for people, society, and the future, THE THOUSAND KYOTO sends art scenes from the Kyoto Station area and supports cultural and artistic activities in Kyoto.
"Beyond the Window, Scattered Stars" Exhibition Details
Exhibition Period: January 10, 2026 (Saturday) - February 15, 2026 (Sunday) *Viewable at any time
Location: 1st Floor Art Gallery
Admission: Free
Co-organized by: Kyoto City University of Arts
URL: https://www.keihanhotels-resorts.co.jp/the-thousand-kyoto/plan/special-offer/wei-ni-lu.html
About Wei-Ni Lu
After graduating from the Department of Architecture at Shih Chien University in Taipei, Lu came to Japan and completed her Master's degree in Printmaking at Kyoto City University of Arts Graduate School in 2019.
Currently based in Kyoto, she creates printing works and art books.
Major solo exhibitions include "After Laying Out the Picnic Sheet (Copying Practice)" (gallery Unfold, Kyoto, 2025), "C" (Kumama, Kyoto, 2025), and "Landscape of Copy and Pe" (VOU/Bō, Kyoto, 2024). Notable group exhibitions include "DELTA South" (OVERGROUND, Fukuoka, 2025) and "ARTISTS' FAIRKYOTO 2022" (Kyoto Cultural Museum, Kyoto, 2022).
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Artist Statement
I collect fragments of landscapes from daily life and, through repeated cycles of copying and errors in the printing and reproduction process, play with my own drawings and photo archives, printing new landscape works in a manner similar to gardening.
In recent works, I have become caught on the keyword "wallpaper," borrowing the bodies of ready-made products such as handkerchiefs and balloons while increasingly focusing on the relationship between subject/support and background. Slightly inflating balloons or the wind gently swaying the works creates a fluid and unstable state. While slightly shifting fragments and order of daily life, I print in a way that plays with the difference between print and reality, accepting the "misalignment" born between copies as a positive fluctuation.
About THE THOUSAND KYOTO
A flagship hotel pursuing comfort and sustainability. The hotel promotes various activities to contribute to the realization of a bright circular society where people can easily incorporate good things for both people and the planet into their daily lives, as certified by the Keihan Group's BIOSTYLE PROJECT.
Address: 570 Higashi-Shiokoji-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8216
Access: Approximately 2 minutes walk east from JR Kyoto Station
Floors: Basement 1 to 9th floor (Guest rooms: 3rd to 9th floor / 222 rooms)
Official Website: https://www.keihanhotels-resorts.co.jp/the-thousand-kyoto/
