Art, Global Maoism and the Chinese Cultural Revolution

Many people in the West can recognise an image of Mao Zedong (1894–1976) and know that he was an important Chinese leader, but few appreciate the breadth and depth of his political and cultural significance. Fewer still know what the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966–76) was, or understand the extent of its influence on art in the West or in China today. This anthology, which is the first of its kind, contends that Maoism and the Chinese Cultural Revolution were dominant cultural and political forces in the second half of the twentieth century – and that they continue to exert influence, globally, right up to the present. In particular, the book claims that the Chinese Cultural Revolution deserves a more prominent place in twentieth-century art history. Exploring the dimensions of Mao’s cultural influence through case studies, and delineating the core of his aesthetic programme, in both the East and the West, constitute the heart of this project. While being rooted in the tradition of social art history and history, the essays, which have been written by an international community of scholars, foreground a distinctively multidisciplinary approach. Collectively they account for local, regional and national differences in the reception, adoption and dissemination of – or resistance to – Maoist aesthetics. Introduction: The Art Of Contradiction -- jacopo Galimberti, Noemi De Haro-garcía And Victoria H. F. Scott
1 Realising The Chinese Dream: Three Visions Of Making China Great Again - Stefan R. Landsberger
2 Realism, Socialist Realism And China's Avant-garde: A Historical Perspective -- yan Geng
3 Engineering The Human Soul In 1950s Indonesia And Singapore -- simon Soon
4 Framing Margins: Mao And Visuality In Twentieth-century India - Sanjukta Sunderason
5 The black Panther Newspaper And Revolutionary Aesthetics -- colette Gaiter
6 The Red Flag: The Art And Politics Of West German Maoism -- lauren Graber And Daniel Spaulding
7 A Secondary Contradiction: Feminist Aesthetics And 'the Red Room For Vietnam' -- elodie Antoine
8 Materialist Translations Of Maoism In The Work Of Supports/surfaces - Allison Myers
9 Mao, Militancy And Media: Daniel Dezeuze And China From Scroll To (tv) Screen -- sarah Wilson
10 La Familia Lavapiés: Maoism, Art And Dissidence In Spain -- noemi De Haro-garcía
11 Maoism, Dadaism And Mao-dadaism In 1960s And 1970s Italy -- jacopo Galimberti
12 Another Red In The Portuguese Diaspora: Lourdes Castro And Manuel Zimbro's un Autre Livre Rouge - ana Bigotte Vieira And André Silveira
13 Avenida Mao Tse Tung (or How Artists Navigated The Mozambican Revolution) -- polly Savage
14 Maoist Imaginaries In Latin American Art -- ana Longoni
15 Iconography Of A Prison Massacre: Drawings By Peruvian Shining Path War Survivors -- anouk Guiné
16 Mao In A Gondola: Chinese Representation At The Venice Biennale (1993-2003) -- estelle Bories
17 Reproducibility, Propaganda And The Chinese Origins Of Neoliberal Aesthetics - Victoria H. F. Scott
index Edited By Jacopo Galimberti, Noemi De Haro García And Victoria H. F. Scott. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web. Front matter Contents List of illustrations List of contributors Introduction: the art of contradiction Realising the Chinese Dream: three visions of making China great again Realism, socialist realism and China’s avant-garde: a historical perspective Engineering the human soul in 1950s Indonesia and Singapore Framing margins: Mao and visuality in twentieth-century India The Black Panther newspaper and revolutionary aesthetics The Red Flag: the art and politics of West German Maoism A secondary contradiction: feminist aesthetics and ‘The Red Room for Vietnam’ Materialist translations of Maoism in the work of Supports/Surfaces Mao, militancy and media: Daniel Dezeuze and China from scroll to (TV) screen La Familia Lavapiés: Maoism, art and dissidence in Spain Maoism, Dadaism and Mao-Dadaism in 1960s and 1970s Italy Another red in the Portuguese diaspora: Lourdes Castro and Manuel Zimbro’s Un autre livre rouge Avenida Mao Tse Tung (or how artists navigated the Mozambican Revolution) Maoist imaginaries in Latin American art Iconography of a prison massacre: drawings by Peruvian Shining Path war survivors Mao in a gondola: Chinese representation at the Venice Biennale (1993–2003) Reproducibility, propaganda and the Chinese origins of neoliberal aesthetics Index "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 emerging scholars from around the world, and illustrated with fascinating images not widely known in the west, the volume demonstrates the significance of visuality in understanding the protean nature of this powerful worldwide revolutionary movement. Contributions address regions as diverse as Singapore, Madrid, Lima and Maputo, moving beyond stereotypes and misconceptions of Mao Zedong Thought's influence on art to deliver a survey of the social and political contexts of this international phenomenon. At the same time, the book attends to the the similarities and differences between each case study. It demonstrates that the chameleonic appearances of global Maoism deserve a more prominent place in the art history of both the twentieth and twenty-first centuries."--Provided by publisher This lively anthology explores the impact of the art, images and ideas associated with Maoism on artistic practices around the world from 1945 to the present. It establishes that the chameleonic appearances of global Maoism deserve a more prominent place in the study of art history.