Farewell Mao: The '85 New Wave and Fifth-Generation Cinema
Farewell Mao: The '85 New Wave and Fifth-Generation Cinema

Essay

Farewell Mao: The '85 New Wave and Fifth-Generation Cinema

This thesis compares and contrasts two post-socialist Chinese art movements: the ‘85 New Wave and Fifth-Generation cinema. It discusses artworks through the lens of politics, connecting Socialism with Chinese characteristics, to Maoism, to... More

Journal of Visual and Critical Studies 2025-2026
Journal of Visual and Critical Studies 2025-2026

Publication

Journal of Visual and Critical Studies 2025-2026

The Journal of Visual and Critical Studies (JVCS) is a student-led academic publication that celebrates undergraduate student work, reflecting the unique approaches to art history, visual culture, and curatorial studies that happens within OCAD... More

Work by

Kai Hu

Researcher

“My thesis paper compares and contrasts two post-socialist Chinese art movements: the ‘85 New Wave and Fifth-Generation cinema. It discusses artworks through the lens of politics, connecting Socialism...” [More]