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Chim↑Pom from Smappa!Group Happy Spring

“Happy Spring,” the latest retrospective of Japanese artist collective Chim↑Pom from Smappa!Group (formerly known as Chim↑Pom), brought together works from the past 17 years. Organized by different themes, the works spanned a range of topics, including Tokyo’s urban development, the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, and the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. As part of the show, the collective also hosted interactive spaces such as a daycare center, a museum

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