Actors 

Editor: This is "Actors" by Kuniaki I. The prints remind me of stage plays. What do you see in this piece? Curator: The artist is referencing the transgressive space of the theater, where gender and identity are fluid, where actors challenge societal norms. Notice how the actor holds a doll-like figure, perhaps a commentary on performative identity. Editor: Performative identity? That’s fascinating. Curator: Think about the role of theater in Edo-period Japan, and how it offered a space for critiquing power structures, for exploring marginalized identities. Editor: I never thought about prints being political. Curator: This work reminds us that art is always engaged in a dialogue with its time, reflecting and refracting its social and political realities. Editor: Thanks, I will look into that.