Qi Zhilong

Qi Zhilong is a Chinese contemporary artist born in 1962 in Beijing, known for his iconic 'China Girl' series featuring idealized female figures dressed in military uniforms, blending Socialist Realist aesthetics with pop art sensibilities. His work critically engages with China's revolutionary visual culture and propaganda imagery, recontextualizing communist iconography within a contemporary fine art framework. Qi is considered an important figure in the Chinese New Wave and Political Pop movements that emerged following the Cultural Revolution.