The Long March @ the U of A
Department of Art + Design - 19 November 2024
Join the HADVC 215 class, China Art Now, for The Long March Project on Wednesday, November 20 from 2:00-3:20 pm.
The Long March was a 9000 km military retreat lasting 370 days in 1934. The route passed through some of the roughest terrain of western China and began Mao’s ascent to power. In 2002 a commune of artists from Beijing retraced the route, engaging with the villagers along the way through performances, lectures, participatory art projects, and exhibitions. The Long March @ the U of A brings this event to our campus by asking students, professors, and staff to make the march along a path featuring a series of thirteen pop-up exhibitions. For a video about the last iteration of the Long March Project, click here.
