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Japanese museums shun video artwork on wartime atrocities acclaimed abroad
Japanese museums shun video artwork on wartime atrocities acclaimed abroad
A video installation built around the testimony of a former Japanese soldier on the killing of civilians and sexual assault in wartime China will go on display in London in October, even as its creator struggles to find a museum willing to exhibit the award-winning work in Japan. Created by contemporary artist Meiro Koizumi, “The Angels of Testimony”, has won acclaim overseas, but Japanese…