Art and politics
Updated: 2014-12-04 07:00
By Wu Ni(Shanghai Star)
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Because of the "Reform and Opening-up" policy in 1978, posters mainly involved building up economy. Along with the abolition of "Big-character poster" including propaganda posters in the 1990s, most posters were destroyed or sent to paper recycling factories. This is why so few original posters survive today.
Roaming the Universe by space shuttle.
Year: 1979
Artist: Zhang Ruiheng
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