"Expression inconvenience" corner Whether it can be resumed is 5: 5: 10: 18: 26
Regarding the corner on the theme of “freedom of expression”, which was canceled at the International Art Festival in Aichi Prefecture, art director Daisuke Tsuda expressed his recognition that it can be resumed. It was.
The “Aichi Triennale” has a corner to display a girl image that symbolizes the comfort women issue under the theme of “Failure of Expression”, but there were a series of terrorist notices and telephones that could be threatened. Was canceled.
As a result, a forum was held in Higashi-ku, Nagoya City on the 5th and 6th, where artists from Japan and abroad exchanged their opinions.
On the 6th forum, a woman planning an art festival in the Netherlands said, “There is a situation where freedom of expression is deprived by censorship, and that must be managed.”
It was also revealed that the artists who participated in the “Aichi Triennale” established a company to handle protest calls.
On the other hand, Aichi Prefecture is aiming to resume the corner on the theme of “freedom of expression” after the 8th, but it has been difficult to discuss with the members involved in the corner about the exhibition method. The date of resumption has not been determined.
Regarding this, Daisuke Tsuda, artistic director, said in the forum, "In the final discussion for resumption, we can see the line that can be concluded here, but it is still unpredictable whether it can be actually concluded. I think the chance of not resuming is 50/50 ".