Chiharu SHIOTA
Chiharu SHIOTA (b. 1972) represented Japan in Venice this year with The Key in the Hand. Her spectacular installation made of lightweight boats and thousands of keys hanging from red cords was unanimously appreciated (and widely photographed) by the public and the media. That success could inject new life into her otherwise moribund auction market… In fact her last three works failed to sell in Paris and Hong Kong1, despite her secondary market rarity. Born in Osaka, living in Berlin, the former student of Marina Abramovic and Rebecca Horn is solicited all over the world (China, Germany, Brazil, Australia, Italy, Turkey, France, etc.), and has been involved in a number of major projects. She is well represented on the primary market2, but has yet to make a real impact on the auction market.
- Between April 2014 and March 2015.
- She has collaborated with Daniel Templon (France and Belgium), Hadrien de Montferrand (Beijing), Nieves Fernández (Madrid), Kenji Taki Gallery (Tokyo), Haunch of Venison (New York).
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