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In cultural terms, Chinese revolutionary zeal is often remembered more for what it destroyed - temples, monuments, reputations, lives - than for what it created. But "Art and China's Revolution," an exhibition at the Asia Society in New York City until Jan. 11, presents a fascinating look at an artistic development...
Though they were produced in murderous times, the works at the Asia Society are almost uniformly cheery, following the dictum of Jiang Qing, Mao's fourth wife and ultimate cultural arbiter, that art be "red, bright and shining." In other words: propaganda. Asia Society Museum Director Melissa Chiu and co...
This was hardly the worst fate for an artist of the time, of course. During the Cultural Revolution academies were shut and aspiring artists were sent to the countryside while lesser talents, with better party credentials, were given high-profile assignments. Established painters often saw their work destroyed or were...
It is exactly 30 years since the conclusion of the Third Plenum of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the meeting that consolidated Deng Xiaoping's position as China's leader and laid the groundwork for a generation of economic reform. In 1978, Deng was the great...
Last April, credit rating agencies recognized this achievement and gave Brazil’s sovereign debt “investment grade” status. But this was a small reward given the shift the country has experienced since 1994. Brazilian government bonds remain too cheap (currently paying over 500 basis...