| The Real Thing: Contemporary Art from China Contributor(s): Groom, Simon (Editor), Smith, Karen (Editor), Zhen, Xu (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1854377132 ISBN-13: 9781854377135 Publisher: Tate Publishing(UK) OUR PRICE: $36.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2008 Annotation: The speed of change in technology, architecture, industry, and lifestyle in China has been matched by extraordinary developments in the arts. Embracing modern technologies and a widespread openness to the history of Western art has combined with Chinese traditions and concerns to forge new forms of expression. The authors examine the different modes of production, artist groups, market systems, and infrastructures that shape artistic production in China and make it unique in todays world. With Chinese art now increasingly dominant in auction houses and exhibition spaces across the globe, "The Real Thing" is a vital guide for all those interested in Chinese art today. This first extensive survey of 21st-century Chinese art includes works by Xu Zhen, Wang Gongxin, Zhou Xiaohu and, Geng Jianyi, among others; each artist has contributed their own designs and art over 5 or 6 pages, creating a unique collection of works. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Asian - General - Art | History - Contemporary (1945- ) |
| Dewey: 709.510 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 7.59" W x 11.16" (1.97 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For many in the West, Chinese contemporary art is synonymous with the political realist painters of the 1980s and 90s, who recycled the styles of communist social realism with pop cynicism. This book examines the different modes of production, artist groups, market systems and infrastructure that shape artistic production in China. |