Between Land and Sea:
Tokyo Contemporary Art Award
The latest recipients of the prize are Oh Haji and Umeda Tetsuya, whose cross-disciplinary exhibitions tells stories that shape places between land and sea.
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The latest recipients of the prize are Oh Haji and Umeda Tetsuya, whose cross-disciplinary exhibitions tells stories that shape places between land and sea.
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