Threads of Memory: Chiharu Shiota in Boston

Berlin-based Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota is internationally acclaimed for her immersive installations and provocative sculptures, which are woven from red, black, and white threads. Evocative of webs that entrap, cocoons that protect, or connective pathways, her works explore memory, identity, and the human condition through powerful visual metaphors.

Join Dr. Gannit Ankori (Rose Art Museum) and Dr. Ruth Erickson (Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston) for a virtual conversation exploring Shiota’s riveting Boston-based projects. From the Rose’s 2005 debut of “During Sleep” to the current monumental installations “Accumulation—Searching for the Destination” (2014/2025) and “Home Less Home” (2025) at the ICA Watershed, this dialogue will also highlight works from the artist’s “State of Being” series, on view at the Rose in the exhibition “Fabricated Imaginaries: Crafting Art.”

This is a virtual program: register for remote access.