Liu Dahong @ Rossi & Rossi – London

Chinese artist and professor Liu Dahong, one of the most prolific and representatives artists born under the influence of the Cultural Revolution is about to get a new exhibition @ London’s Rossi Rossi opening next Thursday.

For the following 5 weeks RR will be presenting a selection of his artworks, that have been made into a book ‘Childhood’, exploring themes on childhood, rebellion, nationality and myth.

Dahong’s works have always assimilated and mixed historical events from Maoist times to present day although he admits having a fixation on the period 1966-1976, generational jokes, educational pieces and a long list of satires that do not only stay within Chinese borders but which have many times used our local western icons for an even more universal laughter.

A must-visit @ that Asian-art-specialized gallery called Rossi Rossi in central London, more info and works on their webpage.