Occupied Japan 1945 - 1952: Gender, Class, Race
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Occupied Japan 1945 - 1952: Gender, Class, Race

Shimada: 1,000 Red Knots (I-II)

This title, 1,000 Red Knots, 1983, refers to the 1,000 stitch belts that women made for soldiers and to train women to defend Japan from the Allied invation.
From: Dompierre, Louise (Chief Curator). The Age of Anxiety. The Power Plant - Contemporary Art Gallery at Harbourfront Centre, 2005; 42.

 

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