Takes an in-depth look at the period between the 1950s and 1970s, focusing on the formation of a new visual culture and how it was given priority over artistic

Chapters by scholars of Chinese history and art and by artists whose careers were shaped by the Cultural Revolution decode the rhetoric of China's turbulent dec

This is the first book to explore the global influence of Maoism on modern and contemporary art. Featuring eighteen original essays written by established and e

Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Oct. 16, 2011-Jan. 8, 2012 and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, N.Y., Jan. 30-

Celebrity artist Shen Jiawei's history paintings are held in national museums and in public or private collections all around the world, including the Vatican.