The Asian Art Museum San Francisco is hosting the Bay Area debut of Japanese-German artist Chiharu Shiota, "Two Home Countries". Shiota is known for her immersive thread-art installations; we've seen her work before at LA's Hammer Museum. Although the walk-through thread installation was impressive, I was equally intrigued with her previous performance work using herself as part of the art. In "Wall," Shiota, appearing unconscious, is laying on a tangle of clear plastic tubing as it is slowly filled with a red liquid, looking like blood.
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| Wall, Chiharu Shiota, Asian Art Museum SF, 5/2026 |
The audience is left wondering if this is a medical treatment or a science experiment gone wrong. It is very effective.
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