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Gallery éf, located in one of the few Edo era shitamachi buildings to survive the Allied air raids of World War II, is a testament to lost culture. So, too, is its current exhibition. NüShu is a centuries-old writing system invented by Chinese women during a time when only men enjoyed the fruits of literacy. (Its last practitioner, in fact, died in 2004.) “NüShu: Art x Academia Crossover” is a collaboration between sociolinguist Orie Endo and installation artist Yuca, who describes her interest as follows: “If we look at globalization as a metaphor for desertification, vanishing cultures are gems of diversity doomed to disappear in the sand sea.”
Gallery éf Orie Endo and YUCA. NüShu: Art x Academia Crossover. Installation. Until May 9, free. 2-19-18 Kaminarimon, Taito-ku. Tel: 03-3841-0442. Open Wed-Mon noon-8pm, closed Tue. Nearest stn: Asakusa. www.gallery-ef.com National Muse
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