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Left to right: Social-welfare organizations in Japan offering art studios for people with disabilities, in which they are allowed complete creative freedom and opportunities to explore different materials and art-making techniques; left: Kobo Shu in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo; center and right: Atelier Corners, in Osaka. Photos by Edward M. Gómez
JAPANESE SOCIAL-WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS & ART BRUT
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