From the 1930s to today, print artists have illustrated the works of writers including Lu Xun, Lao She (1889-1966), Mao Dun (1896-1991). The exhibition will be divided into four sections:īook illustrations: Book illustration was a vehicle for communicating revolutionary ideas.

It includes prints demonstrating how Lu Xun’s vision for the print developed and how his role as an innovator continues to be honoured. This exhibition showcases around 200 prints selected from over 6000 prints in the collection of the Muban Educational Trust and commemorates the anniversaries of the May 4th Movement (1919) and the establishment of the People’s Republic of China (1949). The print movement’s success led to the subsequent establishment of printmaking as a discipline in art academy education and the development of the print as a medium of artistic expression. He introduced monochrome socialist realist prints from the USSR, Europe and the USA as models for young artists to copy. Inspired by western-influenced printmaking in Japan, Lu Xun revived woodblock printing in the Modern Woodcut Movement (1930-1950) introducing the ‘creative’ print as an alternative to the ‘reproductive’ print used in China since the eighth century.

Lu Xun (1881-1936) played a leading role in the literary and artistic reform in early twentieth-century China.

SOAS’s Brunei Gallery in partnership with the Muban Educational Trust is pleased to present the exhibition 'Lu Xun’s Legacy: Printmaking in Modern China' guest curated by Mary Ginsberg. SOAS Development for Transformation Centre (DevTraC) London Asia Pacific Centre for Social Science Centre for Creative Industries, Media and Screen StudiesĬentre for Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial StudiesĬentre for Development, Environment and PolicyĬentre for Financial and Management StudiesĬentre for Global Media and CommunicationsĬentre for Global and Comparative PhilosophiesĬentre for International Studies and DiplomacyĬentre for Migration and Diaspora StudiesĬentre for the Study of Colonialism, Empire and International LawĬentre for the Study of Illicit Economies, Violence and DevelopmentĬentre for the Study of Japanese Religions

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