Current Exhibition

GMD Gallery, McNeal Hall, St. Paul

Mao to Now: Chinese Fashion from 1949 to the Present

October 2, 2010 to January 17, 2011
Opening Reception Friday October, 1
6-8 PM GMD Gallery

Curated by Dr. Juanjuan Wu, Assistant Professor, College of Design, University of Minnesota, Dr. Marilyn DeLong, Professor, College of Design, University of Minnesota and Mingxin Bao, Professor, Fashion, Art & Design Institute, Donghua University

Chinese culture changed drastically between 1949 and the present. The evolution of Chinese fashion reflects how the culture transformed. “Mao to Now” is divided into three periods: pre Mao (1912 to 1948), the Mao era (1949 to 1977), the era of the nondescript Mao suit and the post-Mao era (1978 to present), which demonstrates how, after Mao, Chinese fashion began to exhibit an increasingly dramatic melding of Chinese and Western design expression. 

The work of four top Chinese fashion designers will be included in the exhibition: Wu Haiyan, Liu Canming, Wang Yiyang, and Zhang Da. In addition to the items of dress and accessories, the exhibition will feature photographs by high-profile Chinese journalists and photographers to illustrate the differences between the periods.

Related Programs:

Symposium, Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 1-3, 2010, McNeal Hall featuring visiting professors and Chinese designers. The symposium will include a series of public lectures given by visiting professors and Chinese designers, which can be taken for course credit

Design by Liu Canming

Design by Wang Yiyang