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Roppongi Crossing 2022: Coming & Going

he first since the pandemic, the 2022 edition of the triennial series “Roppongi Crossing” had a lofty goal of synthesizing a new Japan, one that experienced border closures, the spectacular failure of the Olympics, and the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, among other dramatic events. The curators chose to approach this show through drawing out three trends: a heightened sensory awareness of our environment; the

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