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So that we don't forget our bonds
In September 2017, during renovations to the central cafeteria, Keiji Usami's artwork "Kizuna" (Bond) was carelessly discarded. It was commissioned in 1976 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the University of Tokyo Co-op's founding, funded by donations from its officers and staff, and was donated to the Co-op that same year. For 40 years, from 1977, it adorned the wall of the central cafeteria, watching over the members of the University of Tokyo community.
The University of Tokyo Co-op deeply regrets discarding the artwork due to a lack of information sharing and understanding of the painting, and pledges to work to prevent recurrence and to pass on this history.
Important documents related to the background (affiliations and titles are current as of May 2018)
[May 8, 2018]
Regarding the disposal of paintings in the University of Tokyo's Central Cafeteria:
Yojiro Ishii (Scholarship and Welfare), Executive Director and Vice President of the University of Tokyo, and Toshihiko Koseki (Facilities).
[May 8, 2018]
Apology and Report on the Circumstances Regarding the Disposal of Paintings in the Central Cafeteria of the University of Tokyo
Kazuya Masuda, Representative Director and Executive Director, University of Tokyo Consumer Cooperative
[May 8, 2018]
Apology Regarding the Disposal of Paintings in the Central Cafeteria of the University of Tokyo
Shogo Takekawa, Chairman, University of Tokyo Consumer Cooperative
