The Stars Art Group or simply "The Stars" (Xīngxīng 星星) was a Chinese avant-garde group of non-professional artists in the late 1970s and early 1980s (the exact interval usually given as 1979 to 1983). It was founded by Ma Desheng and Huang Rui and included Wang Keping (王克平), Qu Leilei, Ah Cheng, Ai Weiwei, and Li Shuang (artist) as the only female member. A historically significant exhibition, now called the Star Art Exhibition, took place in late 1979 in Beihai Park, Beijing, outside the China Art Gallery.[1][2][3] After the exhibition was closed by officials, the group staged a protest for cultural openness. They succeeded in reopening the exhibition.[4] The exhibition took place between 23 November and 2 December, in which around 200,000 people attended the event.[4] The group organized another exhibition the next year.[4] Around and after 1983, the group disbanded, partly due to their members going into exile under political pressure, especially the Anti-Spiritual Pollution Campaign of 1983.[5]
The Stars Art Group was a foundational movement of the contemporary Chinese avant-garde active in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Mostly self-trained, the Stars championed individualism and freedom of expression both in their work and public activities. Taking personal experience and social issues as their subject matter, they pointedly diverged from state-sanctioned Socialist Realism. The group's member artists also included affiliates Zhang Hongtu and Zhang Wei,[6] Yan Li, Yang Yiping, Qu Leilei, Mao Lizi, Bo Yun, Zhong Ahcheng, Shao Fei,[7] and Ma Desheng.[8]
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stars, group, simply, stars, xīngxīng, 星星, chinese, avant, garde, group, professional, artists, late, 1970s, early, 1980s, exact, interval, usually, given, 1979, 1983, founded, desheng, huang, included, wang, keping, 王克平, leilei, cheng, weiwei, shuang, artist,. The Stars Art Group or simply The Stars Xingxing 星星 was a Chinese avant garde group of non professional artists in the late 1970s and early 1980s the exact interval usually given as 1979 to 1983 It was founded by Ma Desheng and Huang Rui and included Wang Keping 王克平 Qu Leilei Ah Cheng Ai Weiwei and Li Shuang artist as the only female member A historically significant exhibition now called the Star Art Exhibition took place in late 1979 in Beihai Park Beijing outside the China Art Gallery 1 2 3 After the exhibition was closed by officials the group staged a protest for cultural openness They succeeded in reopening the exhibition 4 The exhibition took place between 23 November and 2 December in which around 200 000 people attended the event 4 The group organized another exhibition the next year 4 Around and after 1983 the group disbanded partly due to their members going into exile under political pressure especially the Anti Spiritual Pollution Campaign of 1983 5 The Stars Art Group was a foundational movement of the contemporary Chinese avant garde active in the late 1970s and early 1980s Mostly self trained the Stars championed individualism and freedom of expression both in their work and public activities Taking personal experience and social issues as their subject matter they pointedly diverged from state sanctioned Socialist Realism The group s member artists also included affiliates Zhang Hongtu and Zhang Wei 6 Yan Li Yang Yiping Qu Leilei Mao Lizi Bo Yun Zhong Ahcheng Shao Fei 7 and Ma Desheng 8 See also editCulture of the People s Republic of China Chinese intellectualism The Fifth Modernization Chinese democracy movement Beijing Spring 1989 Tiananmen Square protestsReferences edit The Stars Art Group Xing Xing Artsy 2010 01 01 Retrieved 2019 06 05 Renaud Smith 1998 10 01 Chronologies Asia Society New Chinese Art Retrieved 2019 06 05 Stars Art Group China s artistic freedom fighters celebrate 40th anniversary The Art Newspaper 2019 03 29 Retrieved 2019 06 05 a b c Davis Edward Lawrence 2005 Stars artist group Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture Taylor amp Francis p 561 ISBN 978 0 415 77716 2 Tate 2017 04 05 Stars group Art Term Tate Retrieved 2019 06 05 The Stars Art Group Xing Xing Artsy www artsy net Retrieved 2017 04 18 Gallery Zee Stone Zee Stone Gallery www zeestone com Retrieved 2017 04 18 Beijing Spring 52 Documentary retrieved 2022 10 26 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Stars Art Group amp oldid 1184952371, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
