The Japanese artist renowned for immense, intricate webs of thread makes her Bay Area debut.
Two Home Countries is the first solo museum exhibition in the Bay Area by Berlin-based Japanese contemporary artist Chiharu Shiota. In installation, sculpture, video, and performance-related works spanning her career, Shiota’s distinctive visual language hauntingly evokes the fragility and resilience of memory, history, and identity.
Tickets available Wednesday, Feb. 25. Member tickets available starting Thursday, Feb. 12.
Members are invited to attend our Opening Celebration on Thursday, Apr. 2.
Meet the artist and the curator, enjoy snacks and refreshments in our member lounge, and begin your journey through the awe-inspiring Chiharu Shiota: Two Home Countries.
For more information on opening events and upcoming member events, contact Member Services at 415.581.3740 or [email protected].
Image: Installation view of Chiharu Shiota: Two Home Countries at Japan Society Gallery, New York, 2025. Photograph by Waso Danilenko.
Chiharu Shiota: Two Home Countries was organized by Japan Society, New York, and was curated by Michele Bambling, Senior Director, Japan Society Gallery. Support is provided by Kirsten Wolfe.
Sustained support generously provided by the Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang Endowment Fund for Exhibitions and the Kao/Williams Contemporary Art Exhibitions Fund.
