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From the Ashmoleum Museum collection, University of Oxford
Exhibition
Cultural Revolution - State graphics in China from the 1960s to the 1970s
23 Feb 2019 – 26 May 2019
Event times
Tuesday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm
Cost of entry
Free. Suggested donation of £5.
Address
- Lloyd Park, Forest Road
- Walthamstow
- London
- E17 4PP
- United Kingdom
A selection of Cultural Revolution propaganda posters, revolutionary landscapes, images of Mao and intricate papercuts, all of which were collected in China during the 1970s.
About
In 1942 Chairman Mao Zedong declared that all art should serve the worker, peasant and soldier. During the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (1966-76) this policy was vigorously implemented.
Images of the leader appeared everywhere: bold, colourful posters combined text and image to promote political messages. The predominant colour was red – colour of the revolution – and when Mao was shown it was always amid a glowing light.
Traditional landscape styles were reimagined and now incorporated symbols of modern and industrial achievement. Even the traditional folk art of the delicate papercut, used to decorate windows at home, promoted ‘Mao Zedong Thought’.
This exhibition at the William Morris Gallery displays a selection of Cultural Revolution propaganda posters, revolutionary landscapes, images of the leader and intricate papercuts all of which were collected in China during the 1970s.
This is a touring exhibition organised by the Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford.
