Rent Collection Courtyard

Rent Collection Courtyard, 1974–1978
(Original 1965)
Photo: Norbert Miguletz, 2009
Courtesy Art Museum of the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute

I was interested in this exhibit which shows, for the first time in the Western world, a collection of more than 100 life-size figures from a 1966 installation which became the model artwork for the Cultural Revolution in China. It is considered one of the most important works in modern Chinese history and can be read as both symbol and icon of Maoist China.

Art for the Millions.
100 Sculptures from the Mao Era
24 September 2009 - 3 January 2010

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