Dappled China: “Untamed Histories” Surrounding the China Brand

Volume 11, Number 4, July/August 2012
by Meiling Cheng


Article Description

Meiling Cheng examines what she calls “untamed histories,” the reciting of actions and events that are outside of officially sanctioned reports, and how the work of artists can render interpretations of history in unconventional but powerful ways.


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