Shiota Chiharu: The Soul Trembles

Duration: 2019 June 20-October 27
Venue: Mori Art Museum, 53F, Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, Tokyo

Arthub is delighted to announce that artist Shiota Chiharu’s solo exhibition “The Soul Trembles” will open in Mori Art Museum, Tokyo from June 20 to October 27. In this exhibition, a 800 m³ installation “Reflection of Space and Time” (2018) will be expanded here in the hall and taking over the space. This piece was originally commissioned and produced by Davide Quadrio (founder/director of Arthub) for the exhibition “Nine Journeys Through Time” in Milan (2018) and Shanghai (2019) , a production by Alcantara.

Berlin-based international artist Shiota Chiharu is known for performances and installations that express the intangible: memories, anxiety, dreams, silence and more. Often arising out of personal experience, her works have enthralled people all over the world and from all walks of life by questioning universal concepts such as identity, boundaries, and existence. Particularly well-known is her series of powerful installations consisting of threads primarily in red and black strung across entire spaces.

This will be the largest-ever solo exhibition by Shiota Chiharu. The subtitle “The Soul Trembles” references the artist’s earnest hope to deliver to others soul-trembling experiences derived from nameless emotions. While Shiota’s dynamic and immersive installations consisting of threads strung across entire gallery spaces are particularly well-known, this will be the first opportunity to experience in detail twenty-five years of Shiota’s oeuvre; primarily in six large installations, plus sculptural works, video footage of performances, photographs, drawings, performing arts-related material, etc. Through this exhibition epitomizing the “presence in absence” that Shiota has explored throughout her career, visitors will doubtless gain a sense for themselves of the meaning of living and journey of life, and the inner workings of the soul.

Organizer: Mori Art Museum
Corporate Sponsors:
OBAYASHI CORPORATION
SHISEIDO CO., LTD.
thyssenkrupp Elevator
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Samsonite Japan Co., Ltd.
Tumi Japan
TRUNK(HOTEL)

Support: Champagne Pommery
Production Support: Alcantara S.p.A.
Patrons: James Hsu, Sophia and Leon Tan, Chizuko Yashiro
Curated by: Kataoka Mami (Deputy Director and Chief Curator, Mori Art Museum)

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