ANPO: Art X War
May 4th, 2011
7:00 PM
ANPO: Art X War
Film screening and discussion
Featuring: Linda Hoaglund, Director and Producer, ANPO
In conversation with Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor of History, Columbia University
Venue: 301 Uris Hall, Columbia University
Please bring your printed ticket with you. Registration is free.
Movie Information:
ANPO refers to the U.S.-Japan Mutual Security Treaty, which permits the continued presence of numerous U.S. military bases in Japan. In 1960, public resentment against the military presence erupted in massive popular demonstrations that were crushed by Japan’s C.I.A.-backed Prime Minister Kishi. A wide range of Japanese artists depicted this resistance with a rich archive of art and films, including many large-scale paintings long hidden from public view. Contemporary artists continue to draw on their predecessors’ legacy, depicting problems generated by the bases. Shot in high definition, the film reveals the extraordinary passion behind this wave of paintings, photographs, anime, and documentary and narrative films.
