Visual Culture in Communist China

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Interesting Link- Zhang Dali interview about censorship

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=46&v=oP7bqXBMApE

This is a link to a youtube video from the IFA gallery interviewing Zhang Dali about art and censorship in China. He sits on a couch, legs crossed, smoking a cigarette in the gallery. The interview begins with the artist describing his thoughts on what art is. He says, “For me, the most important thing about art is life. The second is imagination. The third are dreams.” (Zhang Dali) The video continues to discuss the boundaries of art and the potential moral dilemas. He does not draw the line at the law, but rather at any physical violence or discomfort of the viewer. He also touched on the different roles that many people play that influence this between the gallery owner, curator etc… Ultimately he does not believe these boundaries belong in the hands of anyone, bur rather that the art will exist and effect people individually.

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