Art and China's revolution

摘要: Although numerous books on the Cultural Revolution have been published, they do not analyze profound shift in aesthetic values that occurred China after Communists took power. This fascinating book is first to focus artwork produced from 1950s 1970s, when Mao Zedong was leadership, and argues important contributions were made during this period require fuller consideration Chinese art history, especially with relevance contemporary world. Previously, historians tended dismiss of as pure propaganda. The authors volume (historians, historians, artists) argue while much time infused politics, individual creativity displays free thought sometimes stifled even punished, it short sighted overlook sophistication, diversity, accessibility imagery. Bringing together more than 200 extraordinary artworks, including oil paintings, ink scroll artist sketchbooks, posters, objects daily life, well primary documentation has published outside or seen since mid-20th century, invaluable sheds new light one most controversial critical periods history.