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Exhibition
Picturing Power:
Art and Propaganda in the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
31.1.-28.2.2001 Universitätsmuseum Heidelberg
Art Comes from a Life of Struggle:
The Working People are the Masters
Douzheng shenghuo chu yishu; laodong
renmin shi zhuren
Wang Weixin and Wang Liguo
1974, Shanghai
In this scene displaying a poster within a
poster, a peasant shows his revolutionary spirit
by painting a scene of communal work and
prosperity in the new China. Participation in
the Cultural Revolution movement was mandatory
for every Chinese and one common form of
contribution was the creation of revolutionary
art. The Cultural Revolution was not merely a
political purge, but entailed a radical shift in
ideology. The peasants and workers became the
artists and masters, while intellectuals and
landlords were severely punished for their class
roles.
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