The Red Sun in Our Hearts

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Authors

Peeler Galleries, DePauw University

Image Date

2-1-2016

Description

Chairman Mao is the red sun in our hearts Lithograph on paper 2013.1.2

Medium

Chairman Mao is the red sun in our hearts Lithograph on paper 2013.1.2

Exhibit Date

February 1 – July 20, 2016

Exhibit Description

Peeler Art Center, University Gallery (upper level) Drawn exclusively from the DePauw University Permanent Art Collection, The Red Sun in Our Hearts surveys the mid-20th century Socialist Realism art movement from mainland China. Throughout the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution of the 1960s, nearly everything from the visual arts and literature to music and theatrical production was created under the watchful eye of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Socialist Realism rejected classical Chinese design elements and Western abstraction in favor of Soviet-inspired aesthetics and function. The CCP printed millions of political posters for decades, covering a wide range of social, economic, and political themes. This exhibition features 38 original political posters as well as stamps, film, and objects from the Cultural Revolution.

Recommended Citation

Galleries, Peeler, "The Red Sun in Our Hearts" (2016). All Past Exhibitions. 80, Scholarly and Creative Work from DePauw University.
https://scholarship.depauw.edu/peeler_exhibit/80