石井潤一郎

Jun'ichiro ISHII

“A man selling spears and shields was praising his shields as so hard that nothing could penetrate them. Immediately afterwards, he said in praise of his spears “My spears are so sharp they will pen- etrate anything.” When someone asked “What if I penetrate your shield with your spear?” he was at a loss to answer” [Han Fei Zi / ca. 280–233 BC] DO NOT ART, this wrong English sentence tries to prohibit ART or act of ART. While installing the DO NOT ART logo mark in the public space, the project paradoxically cast a question to viewers. Where is the category of art, what exactly banned by name of ART?