Cynical Realism

GPTKB entity

Statements (90)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:art_movement
gptkbp:art_style figurative painting
surrealism
pop art elements
gptkbp:associated_with Chinese contemporary art
gptkbp:characteristics cynicism
satirical commentary
social critique
gptkbp:characterized_by satirical commentary
gptkbp:criticism lack of depth
commercialization of art
over-simplification of issues
gptkbp:cultural_significance response to social changes
critique of consumer culture
exploration of modern Chinese identity
reflection of post-reform China
gptkbp:depicts alienation
disillusionment
gptkbp:exemplified_by gptkb:Yue_Minjun's_Laughing_figures
gptkb:Wang_Guangyi's_Great_Criticism_series
Zhang Xiaogang's Bloodline series
Fang Lijun's large-scale works.
gptkbp:exemplifies postmodern art
gptkbp:exhibited_at gptkb:museums
gptkbp:exhibitions gptkb:2000_Shanghai_Biennale
gptkb:1999_Venice_Biennale
held internationally
gptkbp:exhibits pessimism
gptkbp:focuses_on social issues
gptkbp:has_impact_on art education
gptkbp:has_influence_on global contemporary art
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cynical Realism
gptkbp:impact global art scene
gptkbp:influenced younger generations of artists
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Tiananmen_Square_protests
globalization
political events
Deng Xiaoping's reforms
political events in China
gptkbp:is_associated_with galleries
art fairs
gptkbp:is_compared_to Political Pop
gptkbp:is_considered a critique of modernity
a response to social change
gptkbp:is_criticized_for cynicism
commercialism
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:academic_journals
art publications
exhibition catalogs
gptkbp:is_explored_in gptkb:sociology
gptkb:philosophy
cultural studies
art theory
gptkbp:is_part_of Chinese art history
gptkbp:is_popular_in Western art markets
gptkbp:is_recognized_by gptkb:art_critics
gptkb:art_historians
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Chinese_avant-garde
Political Pop
gptkbp:notable_artists gptkb:Zhang_Xiaogang
gptkb:Fang_Lijun
gptkb:Yue_Minjun
gptkb:Wang_Guangyi
gptkbp:notable_exhibitions ' Cynical Realism' at the Beijing Gallery
' Cynical Realism' at the Hong Kong Art Fair
' Cynical Realism' at the London Art Fair
' Cynical Realism' at the New York Art Fair
' Cynical Realism' at the Shanghai Art Museum
gptkbp:notable_themes gptkb:identity
gptkb:memory
history
gptkbp:notable_works ' Bloodline: The Last Generation' by Zhang Xiaogang
' Execution' by Yue Minjun
' Great Criticism' by Wang Guangyi
gptkbp:often_includes self-portraits
satirical figures
gptkbp:origin gptkb:China
gptkbp:originated_in gptkb:China
gptkbp:premiered_on 1990s
gptkbp:reflects consumer culture
gptkbp:themes gptkb:identity
alienation
consumerism
gptkbp:uses gptkb:humor
irony
gptkbp:utilizes vivid colors
exaggerated forms
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fang_Lijun
gptkb:Yue_Minjun
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5