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Freedom Fighting: Nagoya's censored art exhibition and the “comfort women” controversy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2025

David McNeill
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An exhibition of censored artwork in Nagoya city triggers a furious debate on artistic expression.

The artistic director of the Aichi Triennale 2019 had few illusions when he planned an exhibition called “After Freedom of Expression”. By choosing items that poked painfully at some of Japan's most tender spots -war crimes, subservience to America and the status of the imperial family - Tsuda Daisuke wanted to “provoke discussion” on the health of freedom of expression in the country. But what followed, he says, was “beyond our expectations”.

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 17 , Issue 20 , October 2019 , e3
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