Decades passed after its fall before art critics knew how to speak about socialist realist cinema – finding within it unique themes, intuitive choices and artful tropes. The genre came late to Poland.

Chen Yifei was a Chinese painter known for his realistic portraits, landscapes, and interiors. Born on April 12, 1946 in Ningbo, China, he studied at the Shanghai College of Art, where he learned to ...

When we look at Socialist Realist images today, in the 21st century, each of us having different social experiences and political sympathies, we ask ourselves many questions.

Some encountering those oddities may find themselves surprised: Socialist Realism-and its battle with Abstract Expressionism-dominates Western narratives about art from this region and this period, ...

An open letter signed by hundreds of Russian art professionals claims that the decision to merge several departments into one ...

When we look at Socialist Realist images today, in the 21st century, each of us having different social experiences and political sympathies, we ask ourselves many questions.

The building, designed by Zygmunt Majerski and Julian Duchowicz, was equipped with details typical of socialist realism, but its massive, simple form is far from being pompous, just like Warsaw’s ...

Apparently, some classes in the classless Cuban society are more equal than others.

Her work notably draws from both the imagery of ancient Chinese art, as well as the Chinese Socialist Realist style of painting in which she was originally trained. She received extensive honors and ...

The process resulted in an unusual commission, as young architect Elena Nijolė Bučiūtė won the 1960s competition for ...

Check if you have access via personal or institutional login Socialist Realism in Central and Eastern European Literatures' is the first published work to offer a variety of alternative perspectives ...

"Socialist literature and art is, in essence, the literature and art of the people," said Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, ...