Modern Shanghai - 1930s Scenery of International Style

Author: Guo Jianying
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Publication Date: 2001-01-01
Features: Whether before or after Guo Jianying, few artists have depicted the fashion, dreams, and excitement of Shanghai, this international metropolis, as vividly as he did. It is perhaps apt to call him a loyal chronicler of the charm of 1930s Shanghai. Now, if one aims to study the textual creation of modernity in 1930s Chinese cities, reading alone the works of writers like Mu Shiying and Shi Zhecun with their "Urban Nightmare" novels is no longer sufficient—their comic strips by Guo Jianying should also be included. They are a vivid embodiment of the modern city in the realm of painting, and Guo Jianying stands out as a unique "New Sensationist" who wielded his brush.