Art in the Cultural Revolution

Duration: 34

Year Published: 1996

Creator: Ping-Jie Zhang

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Explores the development, meaning, and use of art during the Cultural Revolution in the People's Republic of China between 1966 and 1976. Uses examples of art before and after 1966 to show how the technique and content of art became a medium through which citizens and artists applied Mao Tse-tung's thoughts regarding class and political struggle. Explains the role of Mao's wife and leader of the "Gang of Four," Jian Qing, in the use of art as an instrument of the proletariat revolution. Includes historic film footage of the period.