There should be a place for Australian art – and artists – in China-Australia diplomacy
- Written by: Alison Carroll, Senior Research Fellow, Victorian College of the Arts, The University of Melbourne
V_E/ShutterstockOn the wall to the left of the door to the central hall of the National Museum of China, Beijing, is a panel saying it works “under the guidance of Xi Jinping thought on culture”. Across Tiananmen Square in front of the museum is the gateway to the Forbidden City, where Mao Zedong’s image is still pre-eminent.
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