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# Artistic Director of Aichi Triennial Responds to Artists
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/artistic-director-of-aichi-triennial-responds-to-artists/
- Published: 2019-08-23T16:37:42.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:46:48.000Z
- Description: | In response to the artists' open letter, Daisuke Tsuda, the artistic director of the Aichi Triennial, has released a letter addressing the controversy, saying, "The closure of the exhibition was a decision to prioritize the lives of visitors and staff who were in a position of imminent danger. Our
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After an exhibition at the Aichi Triennial was targeted by threats of violence, it was shuttered. In a public statement, a group of artists subsequently demanded their artwork be removed in an act of solidarity to uphold freedom of expression. Now, Daisuke Tsuda, the artistic director of the Aichi Triennial, has released a letter addressing the controversy, saying, “The closure of the exhibition was a decision to prioritize the lives of visitors and staff who were in a position of imminent danger. Our greatest respect for freedom of expression, however, has remained constant throughout.” Read the full story [**here**](https://hyperallergic.com/513296/aichi-trienniale-artists-open-letter).

> [Artists Demand Removal of Their Works From Aichi Trienniale in Open Letter](https://hyperallergic.com/aichi-trienniale-artists-open-letter/)