Can art rescue a nation from poverty and backwardness?
In short: Explore how Chinese artists between 1933 and 1949 fused Soviet aesthetics, Western anti-fascism, and folk traditions to forge a new national identity during a period of intense warfare.
Following the 1921 founding of the Chinese Communist Party, intellectuals sought to overthrow tradition as a path toward national salvation. They deliberately bypassed certain avant-garde trends in favor of three distinct influences: Soviet art, Western European anti-fascism, and authentic folk traditions.
The era between the 1937 outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War and the Communist Victory in 1949 served as a crucible for modern Chinese culture. During these years of conflict, artists engaged deeply with politics to create works intended to save the nation from perceived backwardness.
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- Summary by Intellect · source: China: Art, War and Salvation, 1933-1949 - Craig Clunas
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