Exploring the artistic subtleties at play behind the controversial Aichi Triennale exhibition
The Aichi Triennale arts festival closed on Oct. 14, and, along with it, a controversial exhibition titled "After 'Freedom of Expression?'", which had been temporarily shut down following threats of violence and complaints. The main point of contention was a statue of a Korean ...
Aichi art festival featuring controversial 'comfort women' statue wraps up without incident
The Aichi Triennale 2019 art festival, which included a controversial exhibition featuring a statue of a girl symbolizing the so-called comfort women, came to a close Monday. As the 75-day festival in Aichi Prefecture ended, Gov. Hideaki Omura, head of the event's organizing committee, told ...
Controversial art exhibition featuring 'comfort woman' statue reopens in Nagoya
The organizers also introduced steps to better deal with telephone complaints about the art works.
By canceling an art festival subsidy, the government sent the wrong message that threats and pressure can be an effective weapon to censor freedom of expression.
Aichi art festival won't receive state subsidy after controversy over 'comfort women' exhibit
The exhibit “After ‘Freedom of Expression?’” was closed three days after the Aug. 1 opening over security concerns due to multiple threats to the festival.
Japan exhibition organizer defends pulling 'comfort woman' statue as opponents decry censorship
The Aichi Triennale’s artistic director justified the move given a crisis in ties between Japan and South Korea and arson threats.
Aichi Triennale: Our freedoms are not dead just yet
The sudden Aug. 3 closure of "After 'Freedom of Expression?'" — a multiartist exhibit at the Aichi Triennale 2019 — clearly highlighted the ongoing struggles some people have with that very issue of freedoms in Japan. Ironically, too, that exhibit comprised contributions that, according to ...
Controversial art exhibit's closure leaves Japan pondering limits of freedom of expression
Ever since a section of a public art exhibition in Nagoya was closed after coming under a barrage of complaints and threats, Japan has been in a state of introspection over its freedom of expression. Amid the intense debate, two fundamental questions remain: In the age ...
Bontaro Dokuyama: The art of expression
After the Great East Japan Earthquake, Fukushima native Bontaro Dokuyama began to focus on becoming an artist, explaining that he didn't see much expression from his home area: "If the audience enjoys having their thoughts provoked, that is enjoyable for me as an artist."
Outrage over Aichi Triennale exhibition ignites debate over freedom of expression in art
Three days after it opened on Aug. 1, a section of the Aichi Triennale 2019 arts festival, which is taking place in and around the city of Nagoya, was closed due to controversy over one of its exhibits and an anonymous threat. The section is ...
Artists pressure Aichi event organizers after exhibit containing 'comfort women' statue shut down
International artists are putting pressure on the organizers of an international cultural festival in Nagoya after an exhibit featuring a statue of a girl symbolizing "comfort women" was canceled. The executive committee of the Aichi Triennale 2019 cultural festival, which is showcasing works by over ...
Statue of 'comfort women' pulled from Japanese exhibition finds new home in Spain
A Spanish businessman has bought a statue symbolizing women who worked in Japanese military brothels that was removed from an exhibition in Japan after organizers received threats over the piece. The "Statue of a Girl Of Peace" symbolizes the "comfort women," a euphemism referring to ...
