Pedro Reyes said, "This edition of Aichi Triennale is perhaps the most political exhibition that has taken place in Japan in this century."
Some 10 artists had demanded that the Japanese triennial remove their work as long as a contested portion of the show remained closed.
The artists will work with the archives of the city's university for the John G. Hanhardt–curated project.
Two 35mm films were projected side by side in a darkened room. On the left appeared a statue of a bronze Prometheus with a torch in his raised hand, a gift of fire to emancipate man; on the right, a c…