Across the globe, new art traditions have responded to the radical changes of the 20th century.
1945 - present
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Song Su-Nam, Summer Trees
Song explores Western abstraction, but also embraces the East-Asian tradition of ink wash painting.
Uche Okeke
Okeke learned uli, an Igbo female painting tradition, from his mother, and infused it with a modern sensibility.
Liu Chunhua, Chairman Mao en Route to Anyuan
Chairman Mao is portrayed as a revolutionary leader championing the common people in this work of socialist realism.