"Expression inefficiency" exhibition resumed 22 times more than the capacity for lottery October 8th 17:36

A corner on the theme of “freedom of expression”, which was canceled at the International Art Festival in Aichi Prefecture, was reopened on the afternoon of August 8th, and people selected by lottery watched it in a guided tour format. It means that more than 1,300 people participated in the lottery on the first day of the resume, which is more than 22 times the capacity.

The “Aichi Triennale”, which has been held since August 1, has a corner to display a girl image that symbolizes the comfort women issue and a video collage of the Emperor Showa with the theme of “impaired expression” However, there were a series of terrorist notices and threatening telephone calls, which were canceled three days after the opening.

The executive committee of the art festival reopened the corner on the afternoon of August 8 after strengthening safety measures such as installing a metal detector.

Prior to resuming, around 1 pm, people who wanted to watch the corner were packed into the venue and a lottery was held to determine the visitors.

The people selected by lottery checked their corners after checking their baggage and checking them with a metal detector.

On the 8th, we were not allowed to cover the corner, but we toured the corner by dividing the time in a guided tour format with a maximum of 30 visitors per visit.

It was said that there was no big confusion because we limited the number of people who could visit or increased the guards at the venue of the art festival, but outside the venue, people who opposed resumption were raising voices .

On the first day of the reopening, a total of 1358 people, more than 22 times the total capacity of 60 people on the two guided tours, participated, and many people left the venue without being able to appreciate the corner .

The person who saw the “Finding Express” exhibition…

A variety of voices were heard from those who watched the corner on the theme of “Fixed Expression” when the exhibition was resumed.

A woman in her twenties from Chiba Prefecture said, “I often go to see contemporary art, but I thought it would be good if it was an expression of this level. I felt it. "

In addition, a man in his 30s in Saitama said, “If you are in a different position, you may receive differently, but I feel that the artist expresses with a message that he wants to improve the world from his own position. I was talking.

A man in his 50s in Mie Prefecture said, “I thought it would be a more frustrating feeling, but when I entered inside, I felt bright and the image was different.”

A man in his twenties in Nagoya City said, “I hear that some people do bashing without seeing their works, but because they are far away and they are worried about touching information on their smartphones, I felt it was the most important thing to see. "