荒川ナッシュ・フォレスト Arakawa-Nash, Forrest

Forrest Nash, born 1987, native of Richmond, Virginia (USA). Graduation from Collegiate School, Richmond, Virginia, in 2005. Founder of the Contemporary Art Daily blog in 2008, while still a student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). Founder of Contemporary Art Library. Married in 2023 artist ARAKAWA Ei 荒川医 (born 1977). ……… His problematic “gestational surrogacy” had become a hot topic during the Venice Biennale 2026, Japan Pavilion. See the link: 日本館をめぐる非難と不名誉。貧しい女性たちに対する人種差別的かつ植民地主義的な搾取。保守的な日本の家父長制の強化。戸籍制度の強化。差別的な血統思想の強化。 Criticism and disgrace surrounding the Japan Pavilion. Racist and colonial exploitation of poor women. Strengthening of conservative Japanese patriarchy. Strengthening of the family registration system. Reinforcement of discriminatory bloodline ideology.

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