Expression inconvenience exhibition This afternoon resumes policy to narrow the number of visitors to the corner October 8th 4:39

The corner on the theme of “freedom of expression”, which was canceled at the International Art Festival in Aichi Prefecture, will resume from the afternoon of August 8. On the 8th day of the first day of the reopening, the art festival executive committee decided to limit the number of visitors to the corner to about 60 people to avoid confusion. The

At the “Aichi Triennale” that has been held since August 1, a corner was set up to display a statue of a girl symbolizing the comfort women issue on the theme of “impairment of expression”. A series of phone calls, etc., were canceled three days after the opening.

On this night, Governor Omura of Aichi Prefecture, who is the chairman of the executive committee of the art festival, announced that it will resume from the afternoon of the 8th. It was.

In addition, Daisuke Tsuda, artistic director, said, “Failure is not allowed, and we want to operate with maximum tension for the remaining week.”

On the other hand, Mayor Kawamura of Nagoya City, acting as chairman of the executive committee, told the Governor Omura on the phone, “You must not resume in this situation, but it is a terrible story to resume forcibly.” Said.

In resuming the corner, the art festival executive committee reinforces safety measures at the venue,
▽ We will have a lottery in advance and have the corner exhibit in a guided tour format with a maximum of 30 people per session.

On the 8th day of the first day of the resumption, the number of visitors to the corner will be reduced to about 60 people in order to avoid confusion.