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Wang Bing: The Weight of the Invisible

Wang Bing's exhibition, "The Weight of the Invisible," at the Kunstverein Düsseldorf showcases his photographic and film works documenting the socio-economic changes in China, from the decline of industrial Shenyang in "Tie Xi Qu" to the individual trauma of the Cultural Revolution in "Beauty Lives ...

Wang Bing: The Weight of the Invisible

Wang Bing's exhibition, "The Weight of the Invisible," at the Kunstverein Düsseldorf showcases his photographic and film works documenting the socio-economic changes in China, from the decline of industrial Shenyang in "Tie Xi Qu" to the individual trauma of the Cultural Revolution in "Beauty Lives ...

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Reduced Inequality

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What are the immediate consequences of China's transition from state-controlled production to a free market, as depicted in Wang Bing's work?

Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks" (2003) documents the decline of Shenyang's Tiexi district during China's market transition. Wang Bing's photos, exhibited at the Kunstverein Düsseldorf, depict the area's post-industrial desolation between 1994 and 2001, showing abandoned factories and the workers' living conditions. The exhibition, "The Weight of the Invisible," also includes the film "Beauty Lives in Freedom", showcasing the impact of the Cultural Revolution.

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Aussi dur que l'eau": Love, Revolution, and Downfall in China's Cultural Revolution

Yan Lianke's "Aussi dur que l'eau" recounts the passionate, adulterous relationship between demobilized soldier Gao Tsé-toung and Rouge Mei during China's Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), culminating in their rise to power and subsequent downfall, as depicted through their love story and political a...

Aussi dur que l'eau": Love, Revolution, and Downfall in China's Cultural Revolution

Yan Lianke's "Aussi dur que l'eau" recounts the passionate, adulterous relationship between demobilized soldier Gao Tsé-toung and Rouge Mei during China's Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), culminating in their rise to power and subsequent downfall, as depicted through their love story and political a...

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

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How does the novel's depiction of love and desire intertwine with the political machinations and power struggles of the era?

The novel, published in the early 2000s, precedes Yan Lianke's "Servir le peuple" and shares thematic similarities, exploring an adulterous love affair during China's Cultural Revolution. Gao Tsé-toung's ascent to power and his passionate relationship with Rouge Mei are central, mirroring the revolutionary fervor of the era.

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Apr 12, 10:12

CCP's Violent Rise to Power in China: Dikötter's Revelations

Frank Dikötter's research reveals the Chinese Communist Party's violent seizure of power in 1949, resulting in at least 50 million deaths through systematic terror and coercion from 1949 to 1962, facilitated by Stalin's support and US inaction.

CCP's Violent Rise to Power in China: Dikötter's Revelations

Frank Dikötter's research reveals the Chinese Communist Party's violent seizure of power in 1949, resulting in at least 50 million deaths through systematic terror and coercion from 1949 to 1962, facilitated by Stalin's support and US inaction.

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No Poverty

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How did the US's post-WWII policies contribute to the CCP's rise and subsequent brutality?

Dikötter's research, based on newly accessible CCP documents, reveals the CCP's systematic use of terror and coercion, not just during the Great Leap Forward (1958-1962), which caused 45 million deaths, but from the outset. This violence enabled the CCP to consolidate power after World War II, facilitated by Stalin's support and the US's neglect of the Nationalist government.

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