From Modernism to Socialist Realism

December 3 - 4, 2009

Francesca Dal Lago, School of Asian, African and Amerindian Studies (CNWS), Leiden

From Modernism to Socialist Realism

• Political Appropriations of Woodblock Prints during the ‚Wars‘ Period: the 1930s and 40s
  Lecture on Thursday, December 3, 7.15 pm, Seminar Room 311
   
• The Print Medium at the Origin of China‘s New Art
  Seminar on Friday, December 4, 10 - 12 am, Seminar Room 002, 2 - 4 pm, Seminar Room 016

While the talk focuses on the early days of highly politicized woodblock print art in the late republican era, the seminar will further develop the theme into the early years of the Peoples Republic of China and the mediums impact on artistic practices after 1949.


Dr. Francesca Dal Lago
has worked as a cultural administrator at the Italian Embassy in Beijing and has been a consultant for the 45th Biennale of Venice in 1993 . She received her Ph.D. at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, was Assistant Professor of Chinese Modern and Contemporary Art at McGill University, Montreal and is now a senior researcher at the School of Asian, African and Amerindian Studies (CNWS) at Leiden University.
Dr. Dal Lago research interests focus on the history of 20th century Chinese visual culture, representations of gender, the connection of art and politics and museum practices. Her present research deals with the transfer of art technical knowledge from the French academic system to China during the first part of the 20th century. She has published numerous articles and reviews on contemporary Chinese art.