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I’m very shame of Japanese government’s decision that not to grant its subsidy to Aichi Triennale 2019.

But worse thing is many Japanese think about that was right decision.

They think arts should be just beautiful and confortable.

They think Arts shouldn’t hurt any people.

They think art should be understandable for all people.

But I think art festivals are doors what people meet many kind of worth if they like it or not.

If there were unconfortable,we can tell about our opoinion,but we shouldn't brake the doors.

The doors for arts should be open for all over the world.

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I totally agree with the opinion.

“To me, art should not just be a beautiful thing to look at (although that also has a place, and I am a big fan of many of those kinds of artworks myself) but should hold up a mirror to our society and world. ”

Aichi Triennale 2019 - Taming Y/Our Passion

The Aichi Triennale is Japan’s largest international art fair. 

I visited two of the main venues (Aichi Arts Center and Nagoya City Museum of Art) and was impressed by the quality of the works on display. Every single piece dealt with a theme that is important in today’s life. The blurring of ethnic boundaries, the rewriting of history, the effect of technology and science on our lives, and social isolation are just some of the themes apparent in the works. To me, art should not just be a beautiful thing to look at (although that also has a place, and I am a big fan of many of those kinds of artworks myself) but should hold up a mirror to our society and world. All the works I saw at this exhibition did that very well.

The first photos are of “Vocabulary of Solitude” by Ugo Rondione. Yes, it’s a room full of clowns wearing masks and garish costumes. For a moment, when I first entered the room, I thought they were real people (they are life-sized) and was a little afraid to enter. (I soon realized that they’re statues and walked among them). The theme of this work is solitude; perhaps social isolation. 

The last photos are of a work called “The Clothesline” by Monica Mayer. This work has been re-created many times since 1978. Participants are asked to write the answers to 4 questions on a card. It is then hung on a line for all to read. This project aims to raise awareness about sexual violence. 

The last photo is of two letters. One is by an artist who claims her work, called “After Freedom of Expression?”  was removed from the exhibition as an act of censorship, and the other is a rebuttal from the Aichi Triennale Organizing Committee, who claims that the work was removed “to ensure a safe and secure setting for visitors to enjoy the Triennale.” The fact is that there has been a LOT of controversy over the exhibition this year. In particular, “After Freedom of Expression?” deals with the issue of South Korean “comfort women” (basically women forced to become sex slaves to the Japanese army before and during WWII). The mayor of Nagoya himself demanded it be removed. I think that fits the definition of censorship. 

You can read more about it here: http://www.artnews.com/2019/08/13/aichi-triennale-2019-work-removal/ 

and here: https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190803/p2a/00m/0na/005000c

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The Climate Kids Are All Right

The last five years were the five hottest on record. The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has soared past 410 parts per million ― a concentration that hasn’t been seen in 3 million years, when sea levels were up to 66 feet higher, according to a recent study. Human-caused climate change is driving sea-level rise, drought, extreme weather and a biodiversity crisis that scientists have declared Earth’s sixth mass extinction event. As many as 150 species die off each day.

Today is Earth Day, the 49th anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement and a day of action celebrated by more than a billion people around the globe.

Alexandria Villaseñor, a 13-year-old environmental activist, has emerged as a leader within the youth climate movement ― a movement that scientists say has moved the needle on action to address the climate emergency.

Her debut in activism came after a life-changing trip last November to visit family in Davis, California, where she was born and raised. During her visit, the state experienced its deadliest and most-destructive fire on record. The blaze, named the Camp fire, torched more than 153,000 acres, destroyed nearly 19,000 structures and killed at least 86 people. The town of Davis was choked by a thick blanket of smoke. Villaseñor, who suffers from asthma, was forced to cut her trip short.

“Once I got back to New York City, I was really upset,” she said. The teen started researching climate change, made the connection that the crisis is a driver of catastrophic fires and extreme weather, and came to the sobering realization that her generation would bear the brunt of decades of global inaction. In that process, she found Greta Thunberg.

Thunberg, a 16-year-old Swedish environmental activist, went on strike from school last year after Sweden experienced its hottest summer on record. For weeks she sat outside her country’s parliament, holding a “School strike for climate” sign and demanding that local politicians enact policies in line with the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate action. She passed out flyers that read, “I am doing this because you adults are shitting on my future.”

She has also taken repeated swings at world leaders, including during a speech at the U.N. climate conference in Poland last December.

“You are not mature enough to tell it like it is,” Thunberg said. “Even that burden you leave to us children. But I don’t care about being popular. I care about climate justice and the living planet.”

Thunberg’s Fridays for Future movement inspired Villaseñor and hundreds of thousands of other students around the globe. An estimated 1.4 million young people in more than 100 countries went on strike from school March 15. Villaseñor organized U.S. strikes along with Isra Hirsi, the 16-year-old daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), and Haven Coleman, a 13-year-old from Colorado.

Read more about the young environmental activists here.

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I'm really into Netflix , especially I love “Full house”

It’s useful to learning English.

Anyway Michelle is so cute!

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It makes me cry.....

We have learned how sad to lose historical and artistic treasures by this fire, so we will never destroy someone's big treasures by war or something cruel

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I have never been to Paris,but its so sad.

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Japanese DAIBUTSU at Kamakura. He is handsome.

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Plum Wine by Thea Colman on Ravelry