4 The exhibition materials have been kept for 40 years as materials owned by Aoi’s bereaved family and by the Asahi Shimbun. These will be open to the public for exhibition.
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Unpublished May 18 Collection from Asahi Shimbun to Be Exhibited
Gwangju News, June 2022
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To commemorate the 42nd anniversary of the May 18 Democratic Uprising, the May 18 Archives is holding an exhibition on an unpublished collection from Asahi Shimbun from May 11 to July 31. The May 18 Archives has been in contact with Asahi Shimbun’s Osaka headquarters reporter Hajimu Takeda for over a year since May 2021 and has been pursuing agreements to hold this special exhibition. In this exhibition, the late Katsuo Aoi, a former photojournalist at the Osaka headquarters, arrived in Gwangju on May 19, 1980, and interviewed and filmed at the site ▲ Katsuo Aoi from May 20–28. Aoi acquired about 200 rare materials such as press passes and used cameras. These will be unveiled for the first time in Korea.
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In the exhibition, we can see important materials that can infer the situation at the time of the May 18 Democratic Movement, such as the burning MBC Station photo and a photograph that is presumed to have been taken in a row of martial law forces mobilized by the army to pull citizens off the bus and beat them. At the same time, works containing various interpretations and meanings of the May 18 Democratic Movement such as videos, media art, and collages produced by two participating artists and based on historical materials from the May 18 Democratic Movement owned by the Asahi Shimbun will also be exhibited. Meanwhile, the May 18 Archives is still looking for Kim Sang-mo, who worked as an interpreter for Katsuo Aoi and his party during the May 18 Democratic Movement in 1980. May 18 Archives website: https://www.518archives. go.kr/ Inquiries for reservations and group visits: May 18 Archives (062-613-8204)
Gwangju City Holds Exhibition to Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Gwangju-Sendai Sister-City Relations Gwangju Metropolitan City held an exhibition commemorating the 20th anniversary of the sister city agreement with Sendai, Japan, from May 3–10 at the Citizens’ Hall at City Hall. In this event, 45 items were displayed focusing on exchange events between the two cities, such as the signing ceremony of the sisterhood relationship between Gwangju and Sendai in 2002, the event to commemorate the sisterhood relationship, participation in major festivals in both cities, and youth exchanges.
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