By the 1960s the ‘teen’ identity was beginning to really find its feet as it’s own culture with ideals, social norms and dress sense starting to give purpose to what had previously just been the ages between child and adult. In PYMCA’s Unordinary People, Exploring British Youth Culture, 1960 – 2009 Exhibition the identities that shaped generations are documented through revealing media, capturing not only the style but the attitude of each year’s youth.
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Just a decade back, China was a mystery, shrouded behind the impenetrable wall of communism. No country has witnessed such a sweeping transformation on so many levels. China consists of 160 cities with a population of more than one million per city – and more are planned. Two decades ago private enterprise did not exist; now five million firms flourish. In 1986 China had perhaps a single millionaire compared with current estimates that 10,000 people are ‘worth’ more than $10 million each.
