“Art and Freedom of Expression” Symposium

Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum

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Artists

Reiko Kokatsu, Seiichi Tsuchiya, Fumiko Nakamura, Michio Hayashi, Yuri Mitsuda, Toshio Shimizu

International Association of Art Critics Japanese Section present a symposium which responds to recent incidents in the art world which questions the extent of freedom of expression. This event touches on the incidents surrounding the arrest of artist Rokudenashiko, the policing of Ryudai Takano’s exhibition at the Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art and the request for the removal or change of Makoto Aida’s work shown at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo last year. Under Article 21 of Japan’ Constitution the freedom of speech and the prohibition of censorship are clearly outlined but we are increasingly encountering the occurrence of self censorship within the art world. Here a panel discussion will take place on issues of authoritative power, sponsorship, taboo and self restriction and question how we might protect the freedom of creative expression.

Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Lecture Hall

Schedule

Jul 24 (Sun) 2016-Jul 25 (Mon) 2016

Opening Hours Information

Hours	9:30-17:30 Closes at 20:00 on Fridays.
Closed	Closed on every 1st and 3rd Monday. Closed during the New Year holidays. Special exhibitions closed on Mondays. (Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day.)

Fee

Free

Venue

Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum

Location

8-36 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8712

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Access

7 minute walk from the Park exit of JR Ueno Station, 10 minute walk from the Ikenohata exit of Keisei Ueno Station on the Keisei Main line, 10 minute walk from exit 7 at Ueno Station on the Ginza and Hibiya lines.

Phone

03-3823-6921

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