Art and China after 1989: Theater of the World

by Alexandra Munroe

Other authorsPhilip Tinari (Author), Hanru Hou (Author), Anthony Yung (Contributor), Stephanie Tung (Contributor), Jane DeBevoise (Contributor), Katherine Grube (Contributor), Xiaorui Zhu-Nowell (Contributor), Mingjun Lu (Contributor)
Hardcover, 2017

Status

Available

Call number

EX.USA.ACA.17

Publication

Guggenheim Museum Publications (2017), Edition: First

Description

Published on the occasion of the largest exhibition of contemporary art from China ever mounted in North America, organized by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 'Art and China after 1989: Theater of the World' explores recent experimental art from 1989 to 2008, arguably the most transformative period of modern Chinese and recent world history. Featuring over 150 iconic and lesser-known artworks by more than 70 artists and collectives, this catalog offers an interpretative survey of Chinese experimental art framed by the geopolitical dynamics attending the end of the Cold War, the spread of globalization and the rise of China. Critical essays explore how Chinese artists have been both agents and skeptics of China's arrival as a global presence, while an extensive entry section offers detailed analysis on works made in a broad range of experimental mediums, including film and video, ink, installation, land art and performance, as well as painting and photography. Exhibition: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, United States (06.10.2017 - 07.01.2018).… (more)

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

324 p.; 11.42 inches

ISBN

0892075287 / 9780892075287

Call number

EX.USA.ACA.17

Library's review

(Excerpt from Preface and Acknowledgement) Art and China after 1989: Theater of the World presents a history of contemporary art from China and the rise of global art discourse spanning the watershed years 1989 and 2008. No nation in modern history underwent such a total transformation as did China
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during these two decades, and few shifts have had global impacts of this magnitude. The artist in this exhibition see themselves as both agents and skeptics of this accelerated change, and the views they offer should expand our understanding of the world we live in. Seeking tot frame a global narrative around China, Theatre of the World articulates a vision of art and the contemporary in which China is an interdependent player. With a focus on artists working on modes of conceptual art, our project sees their astute provocations in light of wider conversations about transnational modernity, postmodernism, difference and identity politics, globalization, and art and politics. Taken together, the Guggenheim exhibition, catalogue, documentary film series, online content, and educational programs look at a bold contemporary art movement that reveals as much about globalized China at the turn of the millennium as it does about the critical role Chinese artists have played in the rise of the global art phenomenon.
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Pages

324
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