Freedom of Art: The Stars, Beijing, 1979

Tracing the careers of four scions of the Stars Art Group, from their controversial first exhibition to international fame beyond China

This catalog accompanies a focused exhibition at the Centre Pompidou featuring four artists of Beijing's Stars Art Group--Wang Keping, Huang Rui, Li Shuang and Ma Desheng. With essays and a chronology, it details the developments from their 1979 exhibition on the railings of the National Art Museum to their influence on the Chinese avant-garde.