Wu Hung - Contemporary Chinese Art: A History : 1970s-2000s - Hardback

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The Author Name is Wu Hung
The Title is Contemporary Chinese Art: A History : 1970s-2000s

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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 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.

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