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Chiharu Shiota (b. 1972, Osaka/Japan) is an installation and performance artist based in Berlin. She is heir to Ana Mendieta and an entire generation of feminist artists of the early 1970s, and known for her creation of enigmatic and contemplative installations made with wool.
Chiharu Shiota studied at Kyoto Seika University; Australian National University - Canberra School of Art; Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Braunschweig; and Universität der Künste in Berlin.

http://www.chiharu-shiota.com/en/

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