Whether touched directly
by the Cultural Revolution or not, many Chinese artists work with that bloody, turbulent time as recent history.
Photographs by Lieko Shiga made in the aftermath of the 2011 Tsunami in Japan; a digital 3D matrix by Chia - Wei Hsu of a Chinese deity displaced
by the Cultural Revolution; and a large installation featuring a filmed performance along Seoul's Han River paired with a ritualistic ensemble of sculptures transfiguring a broadcast station by Minouk Lim: all explore rapidly changing cosmologies and reverberations of animism and its forms of mediation across different political and technological registers.
Chinese art expert Barbara Pollack curates touring exhibit exploring how young Chinese artists are differentiating themselves from the previous generation who were deeply affected
by the Cultural Revolution.
This growth was followed
by a cultural revolution, personified in Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe and many others.
Organized by Lisa Tung, Director of the Bakalar & Paine Galleries, in partnership with Arne Glimcher ’60 and Pace Gallery, this exhibition brings together the work of 8 contemporary Chinese artists who were shaped
by the Cultural Revolution: Hai Bo, Song Dong, Zhang Huan, Liu Jianhua, Fred Han Chang Liang, Ma Qiusha, Li Songsong, and Zhang Xiaogang.
A member of the generation whose education was truncated
by the Cultural Revolution, he spent his teens doing forced labor in the countryside instead of attending school; he learned by himself from whatever books came his way.
Three noted Chinese sportsmen tell how their careers were derailed
by the Cultural Revolution
Jan 04,2016... Three noted Chinese sportsmen tell how their careers were derailed
by the Cultural Revolution
The illusion that Christian institutions can survive based on unspoken assumptions of shared beliefs has been shattered
by cultural revolution and legal transformation.
Not exact matches
In the years to come, Li invested in local real estate as others sold, most notably in 1967, when riots inspired
by Mao Zedong's
Cultural Revolution in China rocked Hong Kong and sent property prices plunging.
Named one of the «Top 10 Great Places to Retire»
by AARP, Asheville is experiencing a major
cultural revolution, with the addition of new residents, restaurants, live music, and a vibrant arts community.
After devastating famine in the late 1950s followed
by social upheavals of the
Cultural Revolution in the»60s and»70s, China turned to a more pragmatic approach to economic development when Deng Xiaoping ascended to power at the end of that period.
The sexual
revolution is very different from the political and
cultural revolutions advocated
by Hitler.
Our
cultural marginalization, even the manhandling of our religious freedom
by cynical uses of the law to establish various orthodoxies of the sexual
revolution, can be that kind of Christ - conforming poverty for us.
By way of sharp contrast, the author convincingly argues, a «silent
revolution» of religious and
cultural renewal was at the same time happening in Victorian England.
After its defeat, Kemal Ataturk turned his country into a modern secular state
by means of a far - reaching
cultural revolution.
Business dress would only be re-donned on bourgeois - bohemian terms —
by such surface compromises the
Cultural Revolution would be regularized.
One might suggest that the
cultural revolution declared at the beginning of the twentieth century was delayed
by the distraction of crises — from World War I («the Great War») through the end of the Cold War in 1989.
In China, religious institutions were shut down
by the Red Guards in the 1960s and 1970s as part of the
Cultural Revolution.
Here God is creating the
revolution that enables us to avoid getting sucked in
by the phony glories and satisfactions with which our economic, social,
cultural, and political systems tempt us.
The social upheaval of May 1968, its rejection of morality and authority, its radical exaltation of individual freedom and the fast secularisation process that followed precipitated the transition of Western societies to the non-repressive civilization advocated
by Herbert Marcuse, the postmodern father of the Western
cultural revolution.
Marxist — Leninist atheism is a form of atheism which holds that the essence of religion should be abolished.In China, religious institutions were shut down
by the Red Guards in the 1960s and 1970s as part of the
Cultural Revolution.
Except in the Americas the
cultural revolution produced
by the impact of Western civilization had scarcely begun.
In this
cultural context there is a risk of drifting into spiritual atrophy and emptiness of heart...... The intellectual sensitivity and pastoral charity of Pope John Paul II encouraged him to highlight the fact that the Industrial
Revolution and scientific discoveries made it possible to answer questions that formerly were partially answered only
by religion.
«A struggle session was a form of public humiliation and torture used
by the Communist Party of China in the Mao Zedong era, particularly during the
Cultural Revolution, to shape public opinion and to humiliate, persecute, or execute political rivals and class enemies.
Rainbow continues to consult with both private and public Waldorf schools, convinced that the
cultural revolution will be fueled
by creative and inspired thinkers, many of whom will come out of the Waldorf movement.
That President Xi has accumulated so much personal power is partly a reflection of his political acumen, and partly a recognition
by the Party that China needs a single strong leader at the moment as it transitions from a weak local power recovering from the disasters of Japanese occupation in the early 20th century followed the
cultural revolution and the great leap forwards, and instead becomes a global power.
Controversial internet entrepreneur turned
cultural critic Andrew Keen, who says the
revolution of interactivity and user - generated content on the internet is leading to «less culture, less reliable news and a chaos of useless information» is one contributor certain to ignite debate at the two - day conference, funded
by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) through its e-Society programme.
«It's really hard in these days to do science
by yourself,» explained Gao, who grew up in China but was initially barred from college because of the
Cultural Revolution.
Unsurprisingly, Persepolis has attracted the wrath of the Iranian government, but more captivating than the film's depictions of
cultural repression (a scene where Marji, out to buy a black market Iron Maiden album, is beset
by weasel - bodied female Guardians of the
Revolution because she wears a jean jacket and «punk» sneakers is but one well - handled example) are its more understated portraits of Iran's intellectual elite, at once removed from the proletariat it so pompously champions and sadly delusional about the real threat of the fanatic trajectory of the r
Revolution because she wears a jean jacket and «punk» sneakers is but one well - handled example) are its more understated portraits of Iran's intellectual elite, at once removed from the proletariat it so pompously champions and sadly delusional about the real threat of the fanatic trajectory of the
revolutionrevolution.
Directed
by Jean - Jacques Annaud, Wolf Totem is a Chinese / French action - adventure film that takes viewers into the remote land of Inner Mongolia, during the
Cultural Revolution of 1967.
THE TAP (originally set up at USA in 2014) Not going forward STUDIO: Universal Cable Productions TEAM: Andrew Lenchewski (w, ep), Aaron Tracy (w, co-ep), Rob Reiner (ep), Alan Greisman (ep), Charlie Ebersol (ep), Simon Cellan Jones (d) LOGLINE: Set at Yale University circa 1969, during the height of America's
cultural and political
revolution — a time when the campus is being upended
by antiwar protests, race riots and the arrival of its first female students.
In a sense, In the Mood for Love tries to duplicate Happy Together «s similarly improvised final form: one couple's dynamics are replaced with another's; Hong Kong on the eve of June 1997 becomes Hong Kong on the eve of the
Cultural Revolution and the escalation in Vietnam; the Taipei subway becomes a Cambodian temple; and the falls at Iguazu find their equivalent in the secret desires locked in Li - zhen's heart, betrayed
by her too - eloquent body language and mournful gaze.
The 2016 Republican Party platform, in contrast, charged that the original purpose of Title IX had been perverted «
by bureaucrats — and
by the current President of the United States — to impose a social and
cultural revolution upon the American people.»
With around 80 pieces expertly curated
by Dr Hester Vaizey, the collection is grouped into six, thematic chapters: «Companions, Comrades, Lovers», «Espionage & Deception», «Allies, Diplomacy & Foreign Relations», «Protest,
Revolution & Rebellion», «Scandals, Loopholes & Murder» and «
Cultural, Technological Change».
In this coming - of - age story, Ling narrates the terrible changes suffered
by her family and neighborhood during the
Cultural Revolution in China.
Inspiring a
cultural revolution by shifting the paradigm from head to heart and co-creating a more a passionate, compassionate, loving and interconnected world.
Composed from amateur footage taken
by Abraham Zapruder and subsequently published in Life magazine, Laing's shaped - canvas painting highlights the international fascination with America's
cultural revolution and the ways in which it could shift the political landscape.
Painted from historical photographs taken from old magazines, family albums and the propagandist publications distributed
by the government during the
Cultural Revolution, At a time of immense and rapid socio - economic change in China, these works look back at its past, marking a fragile line with delicate layers of ash between individual memory and official historical record.
Fired
by the conviction that she could stage anything short of
revolution by dint of her close connection to management — she is Amarinder's first cousin — Sarah Singh resolved to break both class - ceiling and
cultural breakwater
by realising her vision of the first - ever international contemporary arts event, Panorama Punjab.
Zhang Qiang, an art critic who visited it, described it in retrospect as the first painting exhibition after the end of the
Cultural Revolution that was not organized
by the government, and noted that it attracted a continuous stream of visitors.11.
Born in Guangdong at the beginning of the Chinese
Cultural Revolution in 1966, Xiaoze Xie's work has remained deeply affected
by the loss of tradition, culture and learning since moving to the U.S. in 1992.
Fanzhi grew up during the China's
Cultural Revolution, and in the late 1980s attended the Hubei Academy of Fine Art where he was greatly influenced
by German Expressionism.
Hai Bo Li Songsong Fred Han Chang Liang Liu Jianhua Ma Qiusha Song Dong Zhang Huan Zhang Xiaogang The year 2016 marked the 50th anniversary of the launch of the
Cultural Revolution, a decade - long historic event (1966 - 1976) that was characterized
by chaos and upheaval.
Blooming in the Shadows will examine work produced
by these three significant groups of young artists in the critical decade after the end of the
Cultural Revolution leading up the Communist Party's 1985 decision to allow modern artistic practices.
These historically minded works are joined
by a four - channel video installation
by the young Chinese contemporary artist Sun Xun, who became known for mixing visualizations of his father's recollections of the
Cultural Revolution with scenes from dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History in his surreal 2015 animation The Time Vivarium.
All Divided Selves 9.30 pm The social and
cultural revolutions of the 1960s were spearheaded
by the charismatic, guru - like figure of Glasgow born psychiatrist R.D. Laing.
A decade of tremendous change in the art world and beyond, the 1990s saw dramatic upheavals across all spheres, from the rising
cultural dominance of grunge to the technological
revolution introduced
by the Internet — never mind the shifting of geopolitical borders following the dissolution of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavian Federation, and the brutal civil wars raging across Africa.
An expert in ancient Chinese ceramics, Ai's continued desecration of individual vases can be seen as political comment on the organized destruction of
cultural and historical values that took place during the Cultural Revolution, when everything old was replaced by
cultural and historical values that took place during the
Cultural Revolution, when everything old was replaced by
Cultural Revolution, when everything old was replaced
by the new.
The social network of Pan Yuliang's early career as a modernist artist and an art educator in the period of the Republic of China resonated with larger social - political movements at that time: from the
cultural construct of «New Woman» and the New Culture Movement, to the
revolution and reform launched
by the Nationalist Party and early Communists and the rise of modern nationalism in China, and from the end of World War I to the Japanese Invasion in 1937.