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A Running Record of Findings from the Internet / August 26, 2026

“It's Not About Technique, But Feeling”: Chiharu Shiota on Three Decades of Thread

The Japanese artist's largest solo show, The Soul Trembles, opens at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in September with thirty years of her thread installations.

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By Emma Jacob · Aesthetica Magazine

Chiharu Shiota, Uncertain Journey (2016/2019), Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
Chiharu Shiota, Uncertain Journey (2016/2019), Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
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Sound
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Collecting

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