A.B.X.X.E

■Title:　A.B.X.X.E

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■Size:　33cm×45cm x2piece

■Material:　アクリル絵具/キャンバス
　　　　　　Acrylic paint on canvas

■Year:　2019年

■ステートメント
　2019年6月、安倍晋三が総理大臣としての在任期間が2720日となり、伊藤博文と並んで歴代3位なった。
「一つ一つの政策に着実に取り組むことで引き続き責任を果たしていく」という言葉とは裏腹に、大企業優遇で庶民を苦しめる経済政策や、他国には全く相手に
されずトランプ大統領のご機嫌をとり古い戦闘機の爆買いや接待をするという外交も、被災地復興と掲げて福島にはお構いなしのオリンピックも、放射能汚染されたゴミや
水は再利用や流しし、汚職があっても明らかにせず、隠蔽、公文書の改ざん、予算委員会のボイコット、挙げ句の果てには国民から集めた年金を不正に使ってなくし
「老後に備えて2000万くらい貯めておけ」という始末。しかも、年金支給水準の見通し公表は参院選後とのこと。卑怯も甚だしい。
かと思うと、吉本新喜劇の舞台に出て、頻繁に芸能人と会食したりゴルフをしたり、桜を見る会でも遥かな予算オーバーも気にせず著名人を多数集めての宴会。
それをフルにPR利用して、政治に興味の無いバカな国民達に親しみやすさをアピールするのだ。
そう。日本の教育で現代の政治にはほとんど触れない為、大人になって反政権側に立った発言をすると「周囲の空気を読めないヤツ」というレッテルを貼られてしまい、
意見を言えない世の中を生み出してしまっている。
学校では学校のテストで高い点数を取るだけの勉強でよくて、全員が平均的で異端児は生み出さないような教育をし続けている結果、現在のような独裁的政治にも鈍感で、
何か不都合な世の中になっても仕方ないと思い込んでいないか。
憲法9条改憲を掲げ、自衛隊の国防軍構想にF35戦闘機の爆買い、稲田前防衛大臣は「教育体験のような形で若い男女全員に自衛隊に触れる制度はどうか。」という発言など、
後期高齢者は現在の風潮を「戦前に似ている」という。
まるで戦争への憧れや朝鮮民主主義人民共和国（通称:北朝鮮）の将軍様への憧れすら感じとれるところから、朝鮮学校の教室に飾ってある金日成と金正日の肖像画になぞり、
太平洋戦争のA級戦犯だった岸信介と孫である安倍晋三の肖像画を教室に飾ってみた。
タイトルのA.B.Eは安倍。XになっているCは「Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk」、Dは「Democratic People's Republic of Korea」の頭文字になっている。

■Statement
In June 2019, Shinzo Abe's term as Prime Minister reached 2720 days, tying him with Hirobumi Ito for third longest tenure.
Contrary to his words, "I will continue to fulfill my responsibilities by steadily working on each policy," he has implemented economic policies that favor large corporations and burden ordinary citizens, diplomacy that is completely ignored by other countries and instead focuses on appeasing President Trump by purchasing old fighter jets and entertaining him, the Olympics which are supposedly for disaster recovery but completely disregard Fukushima, the reuse and discharge of radioactively contaminated waste and water, the concealment of corruption, the falsification of official documents, the boycott of the budget committee, and, to top it all off, the misuse and loss of pension funds collected from the public, all while telling people to "save around 20 million yen for retirement." Furthermore, the projected pension payment levels will only be announced after the Upper House election. This is utterly cowardly. Then, he appears on stage in Yoshimoto Shinkigeki (a popular comedy troupe), frequently dines and plays golf with celebrities, and even at the cherry blossom viewing party, he gathers numerous famous people without regard for the budget being far over.
He fully utilizes this for PR, appealing to the uninterested, foolish public with an uninterested interest in politics.
That's right. Because Japanese education hardly touches on modern politics, if adults speak out against the government, they are labeled as "someone who can't read the room," creating a society where people can't express their opinions.
Schools continue to focus on studying to get high scores on school tests, aiming to create an average society where no outliers are produced. As a result, people are insensitive to the current authoritarian politics and have come to believe that it's inevitable that society will become inconvenient.
With calls for amending Article 9 of the Constitution, the concept of a national defense force for the Self-Defense Forces, and the massive purchase of F-35 fighter jets, former Defense Minister Inada's statement, "How about a system that allows all young men and women to experience the Self-Defense Forces in the form of an educational experience?", older generations say that the current trend is "similar to the pre-war era."
It's almost as if they sense a longing for war and even admiration for the General of North Korea.
Inspired by the portraits of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il displayed in classrooms of Korean schools, I've tried displaying portraits of Nobusuke Kishi, a Class A war criminal from the Pacific War, and his grandson, Shinzo Abe, in the classroom.
The A.B.E. in the title stands for Abe. The X, C, stands for "Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk," and D stands for "Democratic People's Republic of Korea."

■Place
元崇仁小学校跡 | 京都
ex-Suujin Elementary School | Kyoto