Controversial Japan art exhibition to reopen Tuesday

An art exhibition featuring a statue symbolizing "comfort women" that sparked controversy will reopen Tuesday afternoon in Nagoya, central Japan, after it was shut down for two months, Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura said.The statue, sculpted by a South Korean husband-and-wife team, and other works for the exhibition titled "After 'Freedom of Expression?'" that had been on display before the shutdown will continue to be shown until the art festival containing it ends on Oct. 14.The exhibition at the Aichi Triennale 2019 was canceled three days after the Aug. 1 opening, with organizers citing secur…READ FULL ARTICLE