Exhibition ‘Chiharu Shiota: Between Worlds’ at Istanbul Modern

The Japan Foundation (JF) is pleased to announce the Chiharu Shiota: Between Worlds exhibition, co-organized with the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art (Istanbul Modern).

This exhibition is being held in commemoration of the Centenary of the Establishment of Japan and Türkiye Diplomatic Relations (2024), and is a solo exhibition by Chiharu Shiota (recipient of the Japan Foundation Award 2024), who has held exhibitions around the world.

Shiota visited Istanbul prior to the exhibition and drew inspiration from the city, as well as from her own experiences of traveling around the world, to expand her image for the exhibition. She was particularly impressed by Istanbul’s characteristics as a city where East and West have come together to create a unique culture, and the ships docked in the harbor beside Istanbul Modern.

The exhibition includes an installation that uses suitcases, an essential travel item, as a motif, and a new work created exclusively for the exhibition in which threads are stretched across canvases.

Outline

Exhibition Chiharu Shiota: Between Worlds
Dates September 6, 2024 – April 20, 2025
Venue Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Türkiye
Organizers The Japan Foundation
Istanbul Museum of Modern Art Istanbul Modern Museum of Art logo image
Cooperation The Embassy of Japan in Türkiye and the Consulate-General of Japan in Istanbu
Supports Bilgili Holding A.S.、Doğuş Grubu、Eczacıbaşı Holding、Arnica

About the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art

The Istanbul Museum of Modern Art opened in 2004 as Türkiye’s first museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art. It collects and exhibits a wide range of works by artists from around the world, with a special focus on Turkish artists. The museum reopened in 2023 following renovations with a new building designed by the architect Renzo Piano, which features exhibition galleries on the second and third floors. The diverse exhibition formats include pop-up galleries as well as temporary and permanent exhibitions. In addition to exhibitions, various programs such as lectures and workshops are hosted in the underground auditorium. The museum also serves as one of the main venues for the Istanbul Biennial.

Installation View

Entrance to the exhibition room

Inside the Exhibition Room

Inside the exhibition room from another angle1

Inside the exhibition room from another angle2

Credit:
Chiharu Shiota

Between Worlds, 2024
Installation: wool, suitcases
Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Istanbul, Türkiye
Photo by Kayhan Kaygusuz
(c) JASPAR, Tokyo, 2024 and the artist

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