The Offending Article
The “War and Postwar: The Prism of the Times” exhibition outside Tokyo shows the way WWII-era photographers collaborated with Japan’s propagandist wartime regime to sculpt the visual perception of Japan. With Japan’s current militant, pro-nuclear government, the exhibit offers an important reminder of artists’ obligations to make work that challenges, rather than perpetuates, the status quo.
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Published: Nov 1, 2015
Length: 9 minutes (2,335 words)