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Loading... Contemporary Chinese Art: Primary Documents (MoMA Primary Documents)by Wu Hung
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In this first systematic introduction to contemporary Chinese art, Wu Hung provides an accessible, focused and much-needed narrative of the development of Chinese art across all media from the 1970s to the 2000s. From its underground genesis during the Cultural Revolution (1966-76), contemporary Chinese art has become a dynamic and hugely influential force in a globalized art world where the distinctions between Eastern and Western culture are rapidly collapsing. The book is a richly illustrated and easy-to-navigate chronological survey that considers contemporary Chinese art both in the context of Chinas specific historical experiences and in a global arena. Wu Hung explores the emergence of avant-garde or contemporary art as opposed to officially sanctioned art in the public sphere after the Cultural Revolution; the mobilization by young artists and critics of a nationwide avant-garde movement in the mid-1980s; the re-emphasis on individual creativity in the late 1980s, the heightened spirit of experimentation of the 1990s; and the more recent identification of Chinese artists, such as Ai Weiwei, as global citizens who create works for an international audience. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)709.5109045The arts Modified subdivisions of the arts History, geographic treatment, biography Asia Chinese and Korean ArtLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |