Japan Forum's Laurence Green caught up with Justin Jesty at SOAS, University of London to talk about his book Art and Engagement in Early Postwar Japan, which investigates the relationship between art, society and politics in early post-war Japan.

In the podcast, Jesty talks about the motivation behind the project; the crucial significance of small scale galleries and regional groups in supporting art at a local level in Japan; and the efforts of filmmaker Hani Susumu and the Society for Creative Aesthetic Education to link child inspired creative expression and education in order to place the child at the centre of their own learning.

The podcast can be found here:
https://www.soas.ac.uk/jrc/publications/japan-forum/

Thank you.

Bill Mihalopoulos
Japan Forum Chief-Editor