Alcantara ALCANTARA® supports Chiharu Shiota’s large-scale solo exhibition “The Soul Trembles” held at the MA O Museum of Oriental Art in Turin, Italy. A cultural exchange project connecting Japan and Italy.

[Alcantara] ALCANTARA(R) supports Chiharu Shiota’s large-scale solo exhibition “The Soul Trembles,” held at the MAO Museum of Oriental Art in Turin, Italy. A cultural exchange project connecting Japan and Italy. ​
Alcantara Press Release: October 24, 2025 ALCANTARA(R) supports Chiharu Shiota’s large-scale solo exhibition “The Soul Trembles,” held at the MAO Museum of Oriental Art in Turin, Italy. A cultural exchange project connecting Japan and Italy.
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Installation view: Chiharu Shiota: The Soul Trembles, MAO Museo d’Arte Orientale, Torino, 2025 ALCANTARA(R), the Italian material brand, is pleased to partner with and support the large-scale solo exhibition “Chiharu Shiota: The Soul Trembles” by internationally acclaimed Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota. Chiharu Shiota is known for her performances and installations that express intangible elements such as memory, anxiety, dreams, and silence. While drawing from personal experiences, her work has attracted a wide range of audiences around the world by questioning universal concepts such as identity, boundaries, and existence. Her signature series is a dynamic installation in which black and red threads are strung across the entire space. “Chiharu Shiota: The Soul Trembles,” a large-scale solo exhibition of her work, will be held at the Museo d’Arte Orientale (MAO), Turin, from October 22, 2025 to June 28, 2026. This exhibition, which debuted in 2019 at the Mori Art Museum as “Shiota Chiharu: The Soul Trembles,” has since traveled to leading museums around the world, including Busan Museum of Art (South Korea), Yong Art Museum (Shanghai), Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane (Australia), and the Grand Palais (Paris). This marks the first time the exhibition has been held in Italy, and it also marks Shiota Chiharu’s first solo exhibition at a museum specializing in Oriental art. The exhibition at MAO was co-curated by Mori Art Museum Director Mami Kataoka and MAO Director Davide Quadrio, with Anna Musini and Francesca Filicetti serving as curatorial assistants. The exhibition will span the entire MAO, including the permanent collection galleries, and will include drawings, sculptures, photography, installations, as well as site-specific works created specifically for this exhibition. In addition, black thread made from ALCANTARA® is used as an important element in works on display this time, such as “In Silence” (2002/2019) and “Reflections of Space-Time” (2018), and its unique texture and presence add depth to Chiharu Shiota’s world of expression.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/44421/114/44421-114-7a508c49be45706cd8614979326bb5bd-3900×2600.jpg Installation view: Chiharu Shiota: The Soul Trembles, MAO Museo d’Arte Orientale, Torino, 2025 Main exhibited works • 《Where to go》 (2017/2019) – Numerous boats hanging from the ceiling evoke the uncertain future and life itself. • “Uncertain Journey” (2016) – A work featuring a framed boat in a space covered in bright red thread. • In Silence (2008) – A work featuring a burnt piano and a burnt chair strung with black ALCANTARA® thread. • “Reflections of Space-Time” (2018) – A dress floats in a space filled with black ALCANTARA(R) thread. • “Inside and Outside” (2009) – A work using discarded window frames • “Accumulation – In Search of a Destination” (2021) – A work in which hundreds of suitcases continuously vibrate Chiharu Shiota Born in Osaka Prefecture in 1972. Currently residing in Berlin. Confronting the fundamental human issues of life and death, exploring “what it means to live” and “what it means to exist,” he creates works using a variety of techniques, including sculpture, photography, and video, primarily in large-scale installations that weave together the absent presence of memories residing in places and objects. In 2008, he received the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s Art Encouragement Prize for New Artists. In 2015, he was selected to represent Japan at the 56th Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition. In 2019, he held his largest solo exhibition to date, “The Soul Trembles,” at the Mori Art Museum. In 2020, he received the 61st Mainichi Art Award. Kataoka Mami Kataoka Mami Has been at the Mori Art Museum since 2003 and in his current position since 2020. He will also serve as Director of the National Art Research Center from April 2023. He was International Curator at the Hayward Gallery (London) (2007-2009), Co-Artistic Director of the 9th Gwangju Biennale (2012), Artistic Director of the 21st Biennale of Sydney (2018), and Artistic Director of the Aichi 2022 International Art Festival (2022). He served as a director of CIMAM (International Council of Museums and Art Museums) from 2014 to 2022 (and as chairman from 2020 to 2022). Exhibition Information Venue: Museo d’Arte Orientale, Turin (MAO) Via San Domenico 11, Torino, Italy Date: October 22, 2025 (Wednesday) – June 28, 2026 (Sunday) Sponsored by: Oriental Museum of Turin Co-organizer: Mori Art Museum Catalogue: A bilingual Italian-English catalogue will be published by Silvana Editoriale About Alcantara S.p.A. – Alcantara S.p.A., founded in 1972, S.p.A.) offers the finest materials, proudly Made in Italy. ALCANTARA(R) is a registered trademark of Alcantara S.p.A., a revolutionary material created through proprietary technology, offering unparalleled sensibility, beauty, and functionality. Its versatility has made it the choice of leading brands in a variety of sectors, including fashion, accessories, automotive, interior design and décor, and home appliances. These qualities, combined with a constant commitment to sustainability, make Alcantara a true icon of modern lifestyle. In 2009, Alcantara achieved carbon neutral certification. This goal is achieved by measuring, reducing, and compensating for CO2 emissions from our production activities. To report on the progress of this initiative, Alcantara publishes an annual BDO-certified Sustainability Report, which can also be viewed on our website
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