The Exhibit Lauded Freedom of Expression. It Was Silenced. (Published 2019)

The exhibition that was closed at the Aichi Triennale in Nagoya, Japan, included a statue symbolizing women forced into sexual slavery during World War II.Credit...The Yomiuri Shimbun, via Associated Press Images TOKYO — It was an exhibit meant to celebrate freedom of expression. Instead, freedom of expression was shut down. A long, bitter battle between Japan and South Korea over historical memor

[Domino-R]

これが政治的な問題であるとの見解がが明確に打ち出されている。実際、この件を脅迫者の個人的犯意に極小化して語ることは、この社会をこの種の政治テロに対して脆弱にすると思う。

[ilya]

2019/08/05

[tsysoba]

愛知トリエンナーレの件に関するThe New York Times記事。過去の関連する事例も含めて、よくまとまっている感じ。

[tokage3]

日曜日ぐらいにくるかと思ってたけど遅かったな。

[kiku72]

“Protesters in Nagoya on Sunday rallied against the cancellation of the exhibit.” #表現の不自由展

[rgfx]

via: https://twitter.com/yoox5135/status/1158528170821160961