Union College will host an exhibit of propaganda posters from the People's Republic of China. “The Political Body: Posters from the People's Republic of China in the 1960's and 1970's” runs Oct. 6 through Dec. 18, 2005 in the Nott Memorial's Mandeville Gallery.
Thirty posters, on loan from the University of Westminster Chinese poster Collection, reveal the relationship between representations of the individual human body and the 'body politic' of China during the 60's and 70's.
These posters were created during the period known as “The Cultural Revolution” in China. Graphic images were produced for pure political rhetoric to be translated into visual personifications of masculine and violent aggression during that time.
The exhibition shows how the body is portrayed at different political movements and links idealized human figures to political campaigns from China's Maoist ideology to the beginning of economic and cultural reform.
The artwork shows the transition from purely political representation in which images of everyday life are absent, to a broader depiction which incorporates a more expansive vision of political life, acknowledging aspects of social and cultural behavior as contributing to the political vision of China.
The exhibit's reception and gallery talk will be hosted by Joyce Madancy, associate professor of history at Union College, on Monday, Oct. 24, from 4:30- 6:30 p.m. The Mandeville Gallery, located in the Nott Memorial, is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday through Sunday from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. For additional information, please call 518-388-6004 or the Mandeville Gallery Offices: 518-388-6729.
Please visit: http://www.union.edu/Gallery/Upcoming.htm