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At the Heart of the Battle: The Creative Thinking and Practice of Liu Ding

Volume 13, Number 6, November/December 2014
by Su Wei


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Su Wei's text examines the creative thinking and the artistic practice of Liu Ding, whose work makes references to the idea of collectivity in mainland China, the reality of censorship, the politics of the art system, and the lack of independent thought.


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