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    A talk show in Aomori talking about "Nancy Seki" Seiko Ito and others will be on stage

    A talk show in Aomori talking about "Nancy Seki" Seiko Ito and others will be on stage

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    On November 4th, a talk show "Talking about Nancy Seki" was held on the 1st floor of the Aomori Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hall (Shinmachi, Aomori City).

    A talk show with the theme of Nancy Seki, who died in 2002 (Heisei 14), and was known as an eraser print artist from Aomori. "Even in my hometown of Aomori, the number of young people who know about it is decreasing. I want as many people as possible to know about the existence and work of Nancy Seki." Speakers included author/creator Seiko Ito, Gallery Cradle (Sakuragawa) owner Shinobu Takahi, and Vice President of Aomori University Junichi Sasaki.

    Ito is the godfather of the pseudonym "Nancy Seki". Takahi was a member of the executive committee for the "Nancy Seki Eraser Print Exhibition" held in Aomori in 2003, and Sasaki was an employee of Aomori City at the time.

    In the talk show, he looked back on past exhibitions, talked about printmaking culture in Aomori, and the personality of Nancy Seki. When Mr. Ito visited Asamushi Onsen, he touched that the picture of Shiko Munakata that was displayed looked exactly like himself, and said, "I felt a strange connection. I wonder if Nancy was fond of me." , There is also a scene where the venue is boiling. In the second half of the event, there was also a Q&A session from the participants.

    After the event, Mr. Ito said, "Because it is held in Aomori, there are facts and real feelings that can be told. I once again thought that it is important to think about places related to me." A woman in her 50s who participated from the city said, "I myself am of the same age as Nancy. She has a sharp point of view, and even if I read the article 20 years ago, it has not faded at all. That's why people in the world are Nancy I want people to see things from a perspective like Mr.

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