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ID151634
Title ProperChinese Brush, Western Canvas
Other Title Informationthe travels of Italian artists and writers, and the making of China's international cultural identity in the mid-1950s
LanguageENG
AuthorGIORGI, LAURA DE
Summary / Abstract (Note)After 1955 the People's Republic of China looked to Western Europe to develop new economic and cultural relations, and to project its new image as an independent Socialist state. In this new context, between 1955 and 1957 several Italian delegations visited China to explore the possibility of cooperation between China and Italy in the field of literature and art. This article investigates the most important of these delegations, led by the jurist, Piero Calamandrei, in 1955, and some subsequent initiatives, such as the exhibition of Italian artists held in Beijing in 1956. Drawing mainly from Italian published and private sources, the article explores how Socialist China's revolutionary cultural identity was understood and received in Italy in this period. It does so with special reference to the impact of Soviet cultural influence on China, and the prospect of Sino-Italian cooperation in the field of arts and literature as a way to bridge the East–West political and ideological divide.
`In' analytical NoteModern Asian Studies Vol. 51, No.1; Jan 2017: p.170-193
Journal SourceModern Asian Studies 2017-02 51, 1
Key WordsWriters ;  Chinese Brush ;  Western Canvas ;  Italian Artists ;  China's International Cultural Identity ;  Mid-1950s