Jour: 6 mars 2025

Chiharu Shiota Born in Osaka, Japan in 1972, Chiharu Shiota has been living and working in Berlin since 1997. She initially studied painting in Kyoto but, realizing that this medium had too many constraints and too much history to her taste, she turned to woven thread, making it her own paintbrush. In her work, she takes her personal experience and turns it into a universal one, by allowing the viewer to project their own story onto her work. This stands true for the work featured in the The Soul Trembles, held at the Grand Palais until March 19. Organized in conjunction with the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, this is the artist’s largest ever exhibition in France. Spanning over 20 years of Shiota’s career and featuring installations, sculptures, photos, drawings and videos of past performances, it is a perfect way to get acquainted with her work. It is also a great opportunity to visit the Grand Palais, which closed in 2021 for renovations and reopened briefly for the Olympic Ga…