Art and politics in China, 1949-1984
By: Maria Galikowski.
Publisher: Chinese University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Hong Kong
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
Subjects: Art, Chinese -- 20th century.; Art and state -- China.; Communism and art -- China.
Description: "This book examines the complex relationship between art and politics in the People's Republic of China from 1949 to 1984. It focuses in particular on three important aspects of this relationship - the organizational structure of China's art establishment, the ideological scheme that set the guidelines for all art work, and the use of political movements or campaigns to ensure that artists complied with the official policy."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-284) and index.