Art and China\u2019s Revolution<\/a>,\u201d promoted as among the first comprehensive exhibitions devoted to that era and one that will examine the effects of Mao Zedong\u2019s Cultural Revolution on artists and art production in China.<\/p>\nDespite the Chinese government\u2019s decision, Asia Society has decided to proceed with the show by seeking loans from private collectors. <\/p>\n
[…] Ms. Chiu organized the exhibition with Zheng Shengtian, who was an artist and teacher at the Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts (now the China Academy of Art) during the period covered by the show. Critical of the Red Guards for their violence and destruction of cultural artifacts in 1966, Mr. Zheng was imprisoned in a detention center on campus, called a cowshed, where he and other established artists and teachers were forced to participate in self-criticism sessions.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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