{"product_id":"chiharu-shiota-open-journey-2020","title":"Chiharu Shiota - Open Journey (2020)","description":"\u003ch2 data-end=\"132\" data-start=\"88\"\u003eOpen Journey (2020)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"132\" data-start=\"88\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"142\"\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Chiharu Shiota (b. 1972)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"195\" data-end=\"198\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"198\" data-end=\"207\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 2020\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"212\" data-end=\"215\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"226\"\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePastel, watercolour and thread on paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"257\" data-end=\"260\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"275\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e30.5 × 37.5 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"286\" data-end=\"289\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"289\" data-end=\"301\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Unique\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"306\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"306\" data-end=\"320\"\u003eSignature: \u003c\/strong\u003eSigned with artist's initials \"CS.\" lower left\u003cbr data-start=\"322\" data-end=\"325\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"325\" data-end=\"340\"\u003eOrigin :\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eExecuted in Germany                                                                                            \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrame:\u003c\/strong\u003e Framed (as shown)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1014\" data-start=\"666\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1014\" data-start=\"666\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"666\"\u003eDescription: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOpen Journey\u003c\/em\u003e is a quietly extraordinary work on paper by Chiharu Shiota — the Berlin-based Japanese artist whose monumental thread installations have made her one of the most internationally celebrated artists of her generation, and whose works on paper reveal the same obsessions at an intimate scale. A dark, boat-like form rendered in ink and wash — dense, weighted, almost fossilised — floats above an expanding crimson grid of pastel and watercolour lines that fan outward across the white sheet like a net, a web, or the shadow of a vast structure just out of frame. Three fine red threads cross the surface of the dark form, pinned or sewn into it with a precision that is both surgical and tender.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe thread — Shiota's most personal material, the filament that runs through her entire practice from installation to drawing — here appears not as architectural mass but as a barely-there intervention: three lines of crimson against black, the minimum necessary to assert connection, entanglement, the impossibility of true departure. The title \u003cem\u003eOpen Journey\u003c\/em\u003e holds the tension the image creates: the vessel is present but motionless, the grid suggests both structure and freedom, and the threads tie it — or tie us — to something we cannot fully see.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eExecuted in Germany — where Shiota has been based since the 1990s and where she developed the practice that brought her to international prominence, culminating in her representation of Japan at the 2015 Venice Biennale — this small-format work on paper demonstrates the full emotional and conceptual range of her practice in a format available to private collectors. Signed with the artist's initials lower left and presented framed, \u003cem\u003eOpen Journey\u003c\/em\u003e is a rare opportunity to acquire an original work on paper by one of the most significant artists working today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1352\" data-start=\"1016\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1388\" data-start=\"1359\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1248\" data-start=\"1224\"\u003eShipping \u0026amp; Delivery:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1251\" data-start=\"1248\"\u003e✔ Worldwide shipping from France\u003cbr data-end=\"1286\" data-start=\"1283\"\u003e✔ Professional packaging with insurance\u003cbr data-end=\"1328\" data-start=\"1325\"\u003e✔ Tracking number included for secure delivery, Work delivered with certificate of authenticity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1388\" data-start=\"1359\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"430\" data-end=\"479\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"435\" data-end=\"479\"\u003eFAQ \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this an original Chiharu Shiota work?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — \u003cem\u003eOpen Journey\u003c\/em\u003e is a unique original work on paper combining pastel, watercolour, and thread, signed with the artist's initials. There is only one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho is Chiharu Shiota?\u003c\/strong\u003e Chiharu Shiota (b. 1972, Osaka) is a Japanese artist based in Berlin, internationally renowned for her large-scale thread installations. She represented Japan at the 2015 Venice Biennale and has exhibited at major institutions worldwide including the Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, and the Museum of Old and New Art, Tasmania.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat makes the use of thread significant?\u003c\/strong\u003e Thread is Shiota's primary material across all scales of her practice — from room-filling installations to works on paper. Its presence here, as three fine lines traversing the dark form, carries the same conceptual weight as her architectural installations: connection, memory, entanglement, and the fragility of human bonds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the work framed?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — framed, 30.5 × 37.5 cm overall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo you ship internationally?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — worldwide, with museum-grade packaging for framed works on paper, full insurance, and shipment tracking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mb-2 whitespace-pre-line last:mb-0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e➡️ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eContact us for any questions\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chiharu Shiota","offers":[{"title":"30.5 × 37.5 cm","offer_id":54230802727258,"sku":null,"price":9500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0243\/8699\/4210\/files\/ChiharuShiota-OpenJourney_2020.png?v=1780487194","url":"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/products\/chiharu-shiota-open-journey-2020","provider":"LYNART STORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}