'This is a must-read for anyone interested in China's post-socialist and socialist eras and the continuing, lively interaction between the two. In putting visual culture at the centre of contemporary Chinese historical developments, Tang challenges our assumptions about what China is and is not.' Paul A. Clark, University of Auckland 'A thought-provoking and outstanding contribution to the field. Xiaobing Tang ... Read moreurges Western viewers and reviewers to set aside constrictive paradigms and consider China's socialist and contemporary culture in its complexity and uniqueness.' Richard King, University of Victoria 'This is an indispensable volume for understanding the development of Chinese modernity.' Chang Tsong-Zung, curator and co-founder of the Asia Art Archive in Hong Kong, co-founder of the Hong Kong chapter of AICA, and guest professor, China Art Academy 'In this gorgeously illustrated, richly produced book, Xiaobing Tang introduces visual culture studies to several cultural sectors in the People's Republic of China … Tang's book is a timely and forcefully argued study that points the way for future research of visual culture in China.' Sean Macdonald, Frontiers of Literary Studies in China '… in this very readable history of the development of visual culture in contemporary China, Tang has succeeded in bringing together a number of vastly different topics and artistic styles and developments.' Stefan Landsberger, Pacific Affairs Show Less