Aichi Triennale 2019: Taming Y/Our Passion
1 AUG – 14 OCT 2019
Nagoya City Art Museum
Magazine
ARTISTS AND CULTURAL WORKERS’ STATEMENT ON GENDER EQUALITY AND “AFTER ‘FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION?’”
We, the undersigned artists and cultural workers, feel compelled to speak out against the closure of “After ‘Freedom of Expression?’” at Aichi Triennale 2019 from the perspective of gender equality—one of the stated principles of the Triennale’s organization. One of the primary targets of the harassment and threats of violence received by the Triennale was the sculpture Statue of Peace by Korean artists Kim Seo-kyung and Kim Eun-sung, a work inspired by the voices and experiences of the women who suffered under the “comfort woman” system of forced prostitution, sexual slavery, and human trafficking exploited by the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy in military campaigns in the Asia-Pacific from the 1930s onwards.
Aichi Triennale 2019: Taming Y/Our Passion (2)
Aichi Triennale 2019: Taming Y/Our Passion
1 AUG – 14 OCT 2019
Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art (8F&B2F)
Aichi Triennale 2019: Taming Y/Our Passion (1)
Aichi Triennale 2019: Taming Y/Our Passion
1 AUG – 14 OCT 2019
Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art (10F)
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Yoko Terauchi: London-Aichi
9 AUG – 8 SEP 2019
SA•KURA AUA Gallery, Nagoya
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KOKI TANAKA: A DELAYED STATEMENT ON THE REFRAMING OF MY WORK
The problem behind the closing of “After ‘Freedom of Expression?’” was initially an operational problem of “risk management.” But now I think the situation is gradually sliding into a problem of self-censorship by Aichi governor Hideaki Omura and artistic director Daisuke Tsuda in the name of “safety.”
AICHI TRIENNALE 2019 ARTIST STATEMENTS
The closure of “After ‘Freedom of Expression?'” at Aichi Triennale 2019 has set off a chain reaction of responses from artists in the exhibition, beginning with requests by Minouk Lim and Park Chan-kyong for their works to be withdrawn from the Triennale submitted on August 3, the same day as the announcement of the closure. Many of the Triennale participants are still considering what actions to take, and how they can stand up for freedom of expression. Some are acting in groups, others individually. This page has been set up to document the statements that accompany their actions.
ANNOUNCING SANATORIUM
We hereby present the temporary artist-run space Sanatorium. “Curating is curing,” writes Boris Groys in his book Art Power. “It is not a coincidence that the word ‘curator’ is etymologically related to ‘cure.’” While there is no curator here, in the spirit of the root meaning of curation, we are operating Sanatorium as a “prescription” for the situation we currently find ourselves in.
MINOUK LIM STATEMENT
Censorship is illegal. Despite of this fact, “After ‘Freedom of Expression?’” was unjustly removed from the Aichi Triennale. In protest of this decision, I voluntarily forgo the opportunity to exhibit my work.
PARK CHAN-KYONG STATEMENT
As a participating artist of Aichi Triennale 2019, I’m very saddened for not being able to show Child Soldier to the Japanese and international audiences in Aichi. I have insisted on withdrawing my work Child Soldier from the exhibition. My withdrawal is in protest against the censorship of the exhibition “After ‘Freedom of Expression?’”