The catalogue documents the stories of twenty-two artists from the Wuming, Xingxing and Caocao art groups presented in the Light Before Dawn: Unofficial Chinese Art 1974–1985 exhibition at the Asia Society Hong Kong Center. Emerging from the Cultural Revolution, these groups of artists sought artistic truth in the authenticity of human desire, explored the personal meaning of creativity, and asserted the value of the individual in the critical period leading up to the Communist Party’s decision to allow modern artistic practices in 1985. Written by the curators, Dr. Kuiyi Shen and Dr. Julia F. Andrews, the catalogue also includes short articles by artists from each group. 此目錄收集了亞洲協會香港中心展出的《黎明曙光:1974–1985中國的前衛藝術》中,無名社、星星社和草草社二十二位藝術家的故事。這些藝術家團體在文化大革命中成長起來,在人類本能慾望的真實中尋找藝術的真諦,探詢創造力對於個人的意義。在1985年共產黨解禁現代藝術的那段關鍵時期,這種「個體」的意義極為重要。此目錄由策展團隊、沈揆一博士和安雅蘭博士共同編寫,也囊括了來自各個藝術團體的藝術家所寫的短文。