'The Cultural Revolution in China (1966-1976) has often been regarded as a period of disruptive turbulence and frenzied savagery. Its legacy to artistic growth and expression amounts to nothing except a burden of haunting traumas. Or does it amount to more than that?

The seven authors in this anthology of essays and images argue that it does. Focusing on the impact of the Cultural Revolution on the development of contemporary art in China, they present fresh and critical perspectives on how one of the most disturbing periods of modern Chinese history has afected the creativity of contemporary Chinese artists.' - extracted from the introduction.

Featured in the present publication are the works of over forty Chinese artists, together with six essays whose themes range from the sociohistorical impact of Mao to the visual representation of trauma and memories.
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REF.JJH
Language

English

Publication/Creation date

2007

No of pages

162

ISBN / ISSN

9789622098695

No of copies

1

Content type

anthology

Chapter headings

Burden or Legacy: From the Chinese Cultural Revolution to Contemporary Art - JIANG Jiehong Joshua, 姜節泓

From Red Guard Art to Contemporary Art - WANG Mingxian, 王明賢

The Image of Mao Zedong and Contemporary Chinese Art - YAN Shanchun, 嚴善錞

Mesmerized by Power - CHANG Tsongzung Johnson, 張頌仁

Why the Manic Grin? Hysterical Bodies: Contemporary Art as (Male) Trauma in Post-Cultural Revolution China - Katie HILL

It Is Not Merely a Memory

- SHAO Yinong, 邵逸農, Muchen, 慕辰

Burden or Legacy: From the Chinese Cultural Revolution to Contemporary Art
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Burden or Legacy: From the Chinese Cultural Revolution to Contemporary Art