Triennale Daisuke Tsuda in the whirlpool
A problem that part of the exhibition was canceled three days after the opening at the Aichi Triennale, an international art festival held in Aichi Prefecture. About this, journalist Daisuke Tsuda, the artistic director, responded to an NHK interview.
Exhibition canceled in just 3 days
First, I heard how Governor Omura of Aichi Prefecture feels that the exhibition on the theme of “freedom of expression” was canceled just three days after the opening.
“Originally, it is my original starting point why I can't do a project that can be freely done by the private sector in public places such as public art museums, or at cultural arts festivals that the government does. I wanted to make a model case of new expression by raising social and political themes and bringing in debate works properly at these art festivals and continuing for 75 days while discussing them. It was my first thought, and there was a real regret about being able to do it for only three days.It was very in that sense because it was aimed at having many customers see and think for themselves. I'm sorry. "
What do you think of protests?
There were severe protests from the art festival secretariat for this exhibition.
When asked about this, he said:
“It is a complex factor, but the phone protests became more intense and the secretariat was not able to accept it. I was preparing, but there were calls that could be taken as threatening with very severe indications. The bureau's functions were almost paralyzed on the first day and the second day, and at the same time there were various schedules for the opening, and the work that had to be done originally was delayed. If you can't manage it safely and smoothly for 75 days, you won't be able to manage the work safely, so this time it was also related to customer safety. This is the case of Kyoto Animation, just two weeks before the start of the Triennale, you were arrested for a threatening phone call or suggestion There was also a fax, 770 threatening emails came in, and there was a situation where they were not arrested yet.Those that happened in those 3 days were a lot of threats that hinted at it There were a number of things that the customer would have to sacrifice, and the mental stress of the staff who was always told to be implied was very large. In the morning, there was a scream from the site saying “I ca n’t do it for 75 days.” In that situation, Governor Omura said, “This is no longer smooth and safe. I also agreed and decided to cancel.I feel most that most of the people who are angry with the contents of this exhibition will have the actual exhibition See And that doesn't take into account the context of what the exhibitions and works were created with.There are various feelings about not being able to tell them enough in advance, I would like to wait for the result of the verification by the Verification Committee, because I feel that the problem is that the viewer's rights are neglected. `` I think that the right to appreciation and critique of thinking changes has been taken away. ''
What is on display?
Numerous works on the theme of inconvenience of expression this time that sparked debate. Mainly in 2015, it was a work whose exhibition was refused once at the public art museum.
How did Mr. Tsuda feel?
“If you look at the actual exhibition, you may think that there are some works that you think are“ Wow ”, but you can also appreciate why it was removed and what kind of background it has. I think that it is a question to think about a lot of things.I think that it was actually removed from a highly public place by putting the work and the background of removal together It was about creating an opportunity, so I'm not going to talk about the contents of the exhibition in the first place. ''
Criticism from the writer side
On the other hand, there are voices from the authors who criticize Tsuda and others about the suspension of the exhibition.
The art festival is open until the 14th of next month, and I heard what you think about the future.
“I am very disappointed about the fact that multiple works can no longer be seen in their original state because it is not a triennale that I wanted to realize. I am very sorry for the fact that there was not enough explanation for the executive committee members and the writers who were participating in the event. I would like to discuss with the writer and the executive committee about what I can do, and this is not the end, but I must first do what it will do next. However, this is a really difficult process, the verification committee is actually moving, and we have to overcome it, including what to do with security. Only there is no hurdle There are a lot of. While sharing them, and then I would like to discuss what can mean by that. "