Lecture topic: People's War: Anti Japanese War Images in 20th Century Chinese Art

Time: November 1, 2015, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Location: Report Hall, 2nd Floor, Guanshan Yue Art Museum, Shenzhen

Yin Shuangxi is from Taizhou, Jiangsu. PhD in Art History from the Central Academy of Fine Arts.  have participated in the planning of exhibitions such as the "Chinese Modern Art Exhibition" (1989), the Chinese Art Critics Nomination Exhibition (1993, 1994), and the "Oriental White: 20th Century Chinese Art Exhibition" (2003, Paris). Formerly served as a judge for the 11th and 12th National Art Exhibitions (2009, 2014), and as a judge for the China Pavilion at the 55th Venice Biennale (2013).

Published monographs such as "Eternal Symbols: A Study of the Monument to the People's Heroes" (2006) (nominated for the Book Award at the First China Publishing Government Award in 2007 and the Theoretical Review Award at the First China Art Award in 2009), "On site: Collected Works of Yin Shuangxi's Art Criticism" (2006), "Dialogue: Collected Works of Yin Shuangxi's Art Research" (2008), and "Viewing: Collected Works of Yin Shuangxi's Art Criticism II (2014). The chief editors include" Complete Works of Wu Guanzhong, Volume 4 "," Complete Works of Huang Yongyu, Volume 2 ", and the national key book" 60 Years of New Chinese Art "(deputy editor in chief).

I am currently a professor and doctoral supervisor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, executive editor of Art Research, researcher at the National Center for Modern and Contemporary Art Research, director of the China Artists Association, director of the China Literary Critics Association, and vice president of the China Sculpture Society.

The Lugou Bridge Incident on July 7, 1937 marked the beginning of China's comprehensive resistance against Japan. Chinese culture and art underwent a historic and significant transformation, shifting from enlightenment during the May Fourth period to salvation. The literary and artistic figures of the May Fourth period hoped to introduce advanced Western culture, transform Chinese society from political, economic, cultural and other aspects, and achieve the ideal of enriching the country and strengthening the people by improving the quality of the people. The outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression interrupted the process of enlightenment in Chinese society, and placed the historical mission of unity and salvation in front of every Chinese people. As social elites, intellectuals and artists actively stood on the front line of the War of Resistance, awakening all the people to fight for the survival of the nation.