{"product_id":"painting-into-being-underground-art-during-chinas-cultural-revolution-9780674303478","title":"Painting Into Being: Underground Art During China's Cultural Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmid the political turmoil of China's Cultural Revolution, a small group of painters in Beijing defied state control, creating art in secrecy that challenged the ideological constraints of their time. \u003ci\u003ePainting into Being\u003c\/i\u003e is the first in-depth study of underground art during this period, focusing on the Wuming (No Name) Painting Group, active from 1972 to 1981, in conjunction with other clandestine cultural movements. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAihe Wang brings a singular perspective to this history as both a former Wuming artist and a Harvard-trained historian and anthropologist. Analyzing nearly one hundred oil paintings against sophisticated theoretical frameworks and intricate historical narratives, she examines how underground artists cultivated individual agency, forged collective solidarity, and subtly resisted authoritarianism. This book also illustrates how Wuming aesthetically engaged with both modern Western art and traditional Chinese art in creating a distinct form of Chinese modernism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInterweaving history, theory, and lived experience, \u003ci\u003ePainting into Being\u003c\/i\u003e expands our understanding of modern Chinese history, global modernism, and the power of creative expression within repressive regimes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aihe Wang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 420\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.25h x 7.10w x 1.03d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674303478\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWang, Aihe:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Aihe Wang is a former Wuming artist and Honorary Associate Professor at the School of Chinese at the University of Hong Kong.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Aihe Wang \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48363736858781,"sku":"9780674303478","price":119.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_cde5305f-2a4e-4429-9765-f4020f9347f7.jpg?v=1780428688","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/painting-into-being-underground-art-during-chinas-cultural-revolution-9780674303478","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}