SHIKOKU Goro
Shikoku Goro: 1924 - 2014
This exhibit explores the vibrant grassroots artistic culture of Hiroshima, known as the atomic bombed city. From 1949 through the 1990s, local artist Shikoku Gorō advanced a bold and democratic vision for cultural life by bringing poetry to the streets & mobilizing visual arts to represent the vitality, beauty, and complexity of Hiroshima.
The exhibit explores a set of influential books, along with other examples of socially committed art. Shikoku and his circles of collaborators illuminated pathways to civic engagement for the citizens of Hiroshima—hibakusha (atomic bomb survivors), vets, & younger generations.
SCALAR.OBERLINCOLLEGELIBRARY.ORG
Popular Protest in Post War Japan: Popular Protest in Postwar Japan
The Antiwar Art of Shikoku Gorō
Erstellt von Prof. Ann Sheriff
It was produced at a democratic university, Oberlin College (Ohio)