'The World is filled with love.'

'Allan' from the monologue 'Sadness'

Exhibition examines social issues common all over the world. AIDS is one of the social issues and many artists try to express their thought over this issue in art form. Though it's easily to have prejudice or discrimination regarded on the issues of AIDS or homosexuality. It's difficult to bring up these subjects in a conversation because of culture that is existing. People has just not really willing to talk about it. 'love’s body-art in the age of AIDS' is rather a special exhibition that presents issue of aids and sexuality.

There are eight artists present works in this exhibition. The most impressive one is a series of photography plus monologue by Australian William Yang. His work in 1992 called 'Sadness' which consists of photographs with handwritten note of his ex-lover, Allan, whom was HIV positive. This collection is famous among Yang's collections as he said he was the only one would tell this story. Indeed, it's very impressive. Story begun when he visited his friend in St Vincent's Hospital after an interval of four years. This powerful documentary provides visitors a chance to read and see about AIDS directly.

The last artwork I look at is a video which delivers a message 'But don't forget. For all that, the world is filled with love.' The whole exhibition is a very straightforward, not that difficult to understand, but what they want to deliver is a very heavy topic. This exhibition will only last until next Sunday (5th Decemeber) at Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography. I highly recommend it.