This book documents an impromptu, four-day exhibition put together by over 40 artists and collectives in September 2009, staged in a converted factory across from an Ikea warehouse in the far western suburbs of Shanghai. The project explores the idea of 'bourgeoisifying' the proletariat (working class), favoured during the Cultural Revolution led by Mao Zedong. The artists' responses to 11 questions including 'State the class background of the last three generations of your family' and 'Summarise your experience of growing up' are compiled in this book, accompanied by images and notes on the vast array of exhibited works. Artist biographies are included.

Other participants include Seth Joseph Augustine, ShanghArt Gallery, and Top Floor Circus/The King of…
Alternative title

Zi chan jie ji hua le de wu chan jie ji

Access level

Onsite

Location code
EX.CHN.BPR
Language

Chinese - Simplified, 

English

Publication/Creation date

2009

No of pages

204

ISBN / ISSN

9789881736765

No of copies

1

Content type

catalogue

Bourgeoisified Proletariat
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Bourgeoisified Proletariat, 資產階級化了的無產階級