"Dialogue with Absence" (2010) at the Nagoya City Art Museum, Aichi Triennale 2010 CHIHARU SHIOTA PHOTO BY SUNHI MANG

Berlin-based artist Chiharu Shiota's unique works fall under her chosen theme of "walls." Her walls portray her feelings and emotions about her life in Germany. They are also symbolic of her ideas on religion, nationality and other factors that help define who we are, and how barriers can keep us from getting to know not only each other but also ourselves.

Highlights of the show include a boat installation and works based on interviews with children in Berlin; till July 1.

Other arts this week
Tokyo's expansion west, and further By C.B. LIDDELL	"Eshi 100: Contemporary Japanese Illustration in Kyoto" By HENRY WONG	"The Inca Empire Revealed: Century After the Machu Picchu 'Discovery'" By TOMOHIRO OSAKI
"Kuroi Ken: World of the picture-book illustrator — encounters with fairytales" By TOMOHIRO OSAKI