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CONCEPTUAL PHOTOGRAPHY
FROM THE PEOPLE¡¯S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
January 16, 2004- May 9, 2004
Museum of Contemporary
Art/Denver, 1275 19th St, Denver, Colorado., 80202
EXHIBIT OVERVIEW
The exhibit is divided into three sections:
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| STRANGERS
IN THE CITIES deals with the affects of China's liberalized
economic policies that have sparked profound economic and social
transformations on all levels of Chinese society. Issues affecting
out - of- work farmers fleeing into the cities, the changing
culture of urban dwellers, and questions of identity and self
expression are explored. |
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| POWER
POLITICS examines the Chinese government policies on
various issues, i.e., one child families, the demolition of
traditional Chinese structures to make way for modern western-style
buildings; public health policies on pollution, SARS, Aids,
smoking, etc; the average citizen's anxiety over the communist
government's politics of repression, and the backlash against
communism in general are addressed. |
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MCDONALDIZATION OF CHINA
delves into issues of capitalism and consumerism, and the
sweeping diffusion of American culture and products into China.
Topics examined are the ambivalence towards western consumer
products such as cell phones, Mac Donald's, Coke, music, movies,
etc; the affects of Chinese ¨C made counterfeit band- name
products on China's economy and society, and the anxiety over
out -of -control consumerism rampant in China today. The social
and cultural consequences of globalization, including the
rise of nationalism, are also addressed. |
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