Art When Art Was Banned – Chinese Experimental Art in 1979
by Risa DickensIt is the 60th anniversary of the long march in China and in this context artists examine the currrent pressure placed on them to avoid critical messages, in relation to the days when they hung their art illegally on the gates outside the national gallery.
Filed under: Blog
Published on: September 28th, 2009
Terms Used: Art, china, chinese art, experimental art, free speech, freedom of expression, independent artist
Author: Risa Dickens
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This is fascinating, thank you for posting it. I love seeing the forms art takes when artists are oppressed–I’m familiar with the subject in a Russian context (Dostoevsky’s disguised, read-between-the-lines details in his heavily censored writing about his time in Siberia; Shostakovich’s [mostly] subtle fuck-yous to Stalin through his music), but I’d like to explore the theme more in other cultures. Likely there’s plenty to find out about, as the world does not lack for oppression!
Posted on September 28th, 2009 at 1:20 pm [permalink]
What is the source link for the Reuters video?
Posted on December 9th, 2009 at 4:42 pm [permalink]
hmm – good point Booby, usually these embeds provide their own linkback, but here it is, I believe:
http://www.reuters.com/news/video/videoStory?storyID=WAO1250502573443
Posted on December 15th, 2009 at 8:08 am [permalink]