{"product_id":"chiharu-shiota-the-unsettled-soul-limited-quantities","title":"Chiharu Shiota: The Unsettled Soul - LIMITED QUANTITIES","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"hero-exhib__supertitle\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(211, 44, 226);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"hero-exhib__title title--h2\"\u003eChiharu Shiota: Two Home Countries\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hero-exhib__subtitle\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(216, 185, 44);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApr 3, 2026 – Jul 20, 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hero-exhib__subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(216, 185, 44);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"hero-exhib__tickets\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/buy.acmeticketing.com\/events\/474\/detail\/69850a0204621a8c21e7a636\" class=\"button button--lg button--purple button--lg--wide button--tickets single-content__tickets\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"single-content__tickets-text\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(207, 43, 222);\"\u003eBuy Tickets \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"hero-exhib__tickets\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(223, 163, 42);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/buy.acmeticketing.com\/auth\/474\/members?ref=%2Fevents%2F474%2Fdetail%2F69850a0204621a8c21e7a636\" class=\"button button--lg button--gold button--lg--wide single-content__tickets\" style=\"color: rgb(223, 163, 42);\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"single-content__tickets-icon icon-ticket\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"single-content__tickets-text\"\u003eBuy Member Tickets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e~~~~~\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChiharu Shiota: The Unsettled Soul\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(182, 58, 166);\"\u003eCOMING SOON!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWidely acclaimed for her distinctive visual language, which combines drawing, performance, sculpture, and installation art, Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota (b. 1972 in Osaka, lives and works in Berlin) addresses fundamental human concerns. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCreating large-scale thread installations that incorporate a variety of everyday objects and memorabilia, she forms powerful environments that evoke a sense of nostalgia, personal history, and collective memory. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe catalog accompanies the exhibition The Unsettled Soul, the first presentation of the artist in the Czech Republic. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn addition to extensive photographic documentation of the exhibition at Kunsthalle Praha, the publication features an essay by Jason Waite discussing Shiota’ s early works as well as an interview with the artist conducted by the editor, Christelle Havranek, about her key themes and the creation of the Prague exhibition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJason Waite is a curator, writer and cultural practitioner with a focus on forms of practice that generate agency. Most recently he has been working in sites of crisis at the exit of the remnants of capitalism, searching for tools and radical ideas for new ways of living and working together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn in Bulgaria, Ivana Goossen acquired a degree in International Economic Relations from the University of National and World Economy in Sofia and later an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh Katz Graduate School of Business (U.S.A.). Since 2010 she held the position Director, Executive MBA Worldwide Program and Center for Executive Education for Europe at the University of Pittsburgh. She is now the CEO of Kunsthalle Praha. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShiota is born in Osaka, Japan. Shiota’ s inspiration often emerges from a personal experience or emotion which she expands into universal human concerns such as life, death and relationships. She has redefined the concept of memory and consciousness by collecting ordinary objects such as shoes, keys, beds, chairs and dresses, and engulfing them in immense thread structures. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe explores this sensation of a \"presence in the absence\" with her installations, but also presents intangible emotions in her sculptures, drawings, performance videos, photographs and canvases. Havranek is chief curator at Kunsthalle Praha. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe holds a French postgraduate diploma (DEA) in art history, criticism and conservation from the University of Rennes 2. From 1999 to 2016, she was curator and head of programmes for the gallery and cinema at the French Institute in Prague. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSince 2016, she has been responsible for developing the dramaturgy of Kunsthalle Praha, where her recent curatorial activities have included site-specific installations and new commissions such as the Faç ade Project series (2017-2021), the Living Kunsthalle performance night (2019).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e200 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e8.25 x 1 x 10.5 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e1.89 pounds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING GR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48118527459584,"sku":"111536","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0188\/3776\/files\/9783969122204_ca8d6copy.png?v=1773005901","url":"https:\/\/asianartmuseumstore.myshopify.com\/products\/chiharu-shiota-the-unsettled-soul-limited-quantities","provider":"Cha May Ching Museum Boutique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}