As e-technologies revolutionize our habits of communication, we might forget the important role that diverse and often ephemeral print media have played in defining the 20th century as the age of mass communication. Until Jan. 3, 2000, the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (aggv.bc.ca) presents Propaganda, Advertising & Graphic Arts in 20th Century China, an intriguing collection of graphic materials produced in China during the 20th century. The exhibition includes woodblock prints, propaganda posters, advertisements, firework labels, joss paper, decorative wrapping and luck-bestowing New Year's Eve prints from private collections and the gallery's own holdings. The woodblock prints bear the imprint of Soviet-style socialist realism; the advertising posters flog products ranging from perfume and cosmetics to alcohol and cigarettes. While cultural and historical markers give these artifacts an intrinsic interest, they may also lead viewers to pay more attention to the aesthetic appeal and persuasive power of the print media that surround us today. FIGURE