Passion and Fashion: Art and Life of Chinese People in the 1970s

Author: Xiao Wule
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: This little book is not a record of 1970s history, nor is it art history. It is merely a reflection on artistic works created in the 1970s, related to revolutionary themes of that era, and the memories they evoke. For young people in the 21st century, reading these images might bring laughter or even disdain. However, for those who lived through the 1970s, it was a period of real life. Those vibrant, full-faced portraits contrasted with the hunger of hundreds of millions of people and the near-collapse of the national economy. Behind the scenes of utopian and class struggle paintings lay the madness, passion, and absurdity of an entire era.