The latest special exhibition at M+ showcases Cantonese art in the 20th century, highlighting this period’s significance in visual and artistic modernism within China and beyond. In the radical port cities of Guangzhou and Hong Kong during China’s modern revolution, Cantonese artists moved on from the classical ink paintings to create prints, photography, and even cartoons that were more accessible to all.
After the founding of the PRC, Guangdong artists in mainland China used art to shape their national image through social realism and propaganda, while Hong Kong artists embraced international movements. Explore over 200 works from institutional and private collections, many of which are on public display for the first time, and see the connections and disconnections between the two groups of Cantonese artists before and after 1949.
