By Ana Carden-Coyne
In 2014, an art exhibition for the Centenary of the First World War opened at Manchester Art Gallery in the UK. I was one of its three curators, with David Morris (Senior Curator, Whitworth Art Gallery) and Tim Wilcox (Head of Exhibitions, Manchester Art Gallery). Over three years in the making, and involving intense weekly meetings...
September 20, 2017
September 7, 2017
Meeting Hanada Shuncho: In Search of Disability in Things Japanese
Posted on September 07, 2017
By Kenny Fries
Fifteen years ago, when I first arrived in Japan, I didn’t know anything about
disability in Japanese culture. I didn’t see many people with disabilities on the
streets of Tokyo. Disability was not very public. I was told most people with
disabilities were hidden away, a combination of lack of access and family shame.
However, as...
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