TY - BOOK ID - 614094 TI - Contemporary Chinese art : a history 1970s > 2000s PY - 2014 SN - 9780500239209 0500239207 PB - London Thames & Hudson DB - UniCat KW - art history KW - Art KW - anno 1980-1989 KW - anno 2000-2099 KW - anno 1970-1979 KW - anno 1990-1999 KW - China KW - Art, Chinese KW - Art chinois KW - Avant-garde (Aesthetics) KW - Aesthetics KW - Modernism (Art) KW - Chinese art KW - Songzhuang (Group of artists) KW - Daiweixiang (Group of artists) KW - History KW - S17/1950 KW - China: Art and archaeology--Post-modern and contemporary art UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:614094 AB - 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 China's 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. ER -