Shanghai Mao by Elke Martini

It's a collection of Cultural Revolution wall paintings photographed (2007-2009) in the old Shanghainese neighborhoods. Many of the wall paintings are rapidly disappearing due to modernization and urbanization. As one journalist observed, "Her photographs show the old and hidden streets of Shanghai - people moving about, living their lives without taking notice of the weathered faces of Mao who keep watch from the walls behind."

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Keywords china shanghai mao cultural revolution lilong neighborhoods