Do you internalize censorship in the name of self-regulation
This book was produced in conjunction with the exhibition "MOT Annual 2016: Disguise Life," held at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo from March 5 to May 29, 2016.
This book is a form of social experiment to explore new possibilities for supporting the arts.The guild was established by artists themselves.This book was produced jointly by the ARTISTS' GUILD and the non-profit organization Arts Commons, and addresses the issue of "self-censorship," which has become a topic of discussion in various industries in recent years.
The book was edited by ARTISTS' GUILD member and artist Koki Tanaka and NPO Arts Commons member and editor Yuki Kageyama, with the English translation handled by ARTISTS' GUILD member and artist Yuki Okumura and the Art Translators Collective. It is mainly made up of interviews by ARTISTS' GUILD members Koki Tanaka, Hikaru Fujii, Meiro Koizumi, Michiko Tsuda, and Yasuto Masumoto with Yanagisawa Tadami (philosophy, Christian studies), Otani Yoshihisa (owner of contemporary art gallery Kanransha), Tsuchigata Hiroshi (director of Tokai TV's Yakuza and the Constitution), Takayama Akira (stage director, Port B), and Oka Keisuke (architect, Arimasu Tobiru), as well as "keywords surrounding self-censorship" that are linked to the five dialogues.
Main components
・On ethics, being aware of our own weaknesses and continuing to waver: Koki Tanaka → Tami Yanagisawa (Philosophy, Christian studies)
・On resisting (self-)censorship without shifting even a millimeter: Hikaru Fujii → Yoshihisa Otani (Owner of Kanransha)
・On providing food for thought and asking questions: Meiro Koizumi → Hiroshi Tsuchigata (director of "The Yakuza and the Constitution")
・Generating random numbers Directing: Michiko Tsuda → Akira Takayama (director, Port B)
・About creating something that will be exposed to the eyes of an unspecified number of people: Yasuto Masumoto → Keisuke Oka (architect, Arimasu Tobiru)
"We think that we are speaking freely in today's society. But just how free is our freedom? Are you really speaking freely? Could it be said that your freedom is in negotiation with the oppression of society? Are you censoring yourself in the name of self-regulation? Or, even if you were able to speak freely, would that freedom be hurting someone else?" - Excerpt from the text
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Title: Do you internalize censorship in the name of self-censorship?
Artist: Various
Editor: Koki Tanaka (ARTISTS' GUILD) + Yuki Kageyama (NPO Arts Commons)
torch press, 2016
Softcover with dust jacket, perfect binding
205 x 142 x 13 mm
168 pages
Text in Japanese and English
Second edition
ISBN:978-4-907562-05-2 C0070
¥1,800 + tax