The Half-Life of a Dream
- When
- Event has passed (Thu Jul 10, 2008 - Sun Oct 5, 2008)
- Cost
- $12.50
- Tags
- Museums, Modern Art Museums
Description
Exhibit contains 50 paintings, sculptures and installations that explores the transition of art since the post-Mao era.This selection of contemporary Chinese art from the Logan Collection reveals a spectrum of individual responses to the utopian dreams that have been driving Chinese society since 1949. Approximately 50 paintings, sculptures, and installations spanning 1988 to 2008 convey a sense of the shadows, masks, and monsters that have haunted the nation's collective psyche during its process of modernization. The exhibition offers insight into the post-Tiananmen Square art and cultural scene, and features a diverse range of artists, including Ai Weiwei, Fang Lijun, Li Songsong, Liu Xiaodong, Zhang Huan, and Zhang Xiaogang.
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