Art & Politics in China, 1949-1984

Maria Galikowski
ISBN: 978-962-201-649-1
Chinese University Press
290 pag. paperback 15 x 23 cm

This book examines the complex relationship between art and politics in the People's Republic of China between 1949 and 1984. It focuses in particular on three important facets of this relationship, namely, the organizational structure of China's art establishment, the ideological framework for directing creative activity, and the political movement as a key method for periodically ensuring that artists follow the current official line.