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Wang Guangyi Talks About His Art and Socialist / Capitalist China
The University of Illinois Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies will host mainland Chinese artist Wang Guangyi. Wang is famous for artwork depicting Mao's Cultural Revolution.
When:
October 25, 2010 5:30pm to January 1, 1999 12:00am
Where
The mainland Chinese artist Wang Guangyi emerged as the leader of the Political Pop Movement in 1989, combining stylistic elements from American pop culture with a political critique of Mao’s Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). Perhaps best known for his Great Criticism series, Wang Guangyi is one of the four leading figures of contemporary Chinese painting (with Zhang Xiaogang, Fang Lijun, and Yue Minjun).
Wang Guangyi is the George A. Miller Visiting Artist in Fall 2010.
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Phone Number:
(217) 333-7273
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