| Other Histories: Guan Wei's Fable for a Contemporary World; Documentation of an Exhibition Contributor(s): Roberts, Claire (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1876957115 ISBN-13: 9781876957117 Publisher: University of Hawaii Press OUR PRICE: $57.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | History - Contemporary (1945- ) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 8.7" W x 10.6" (2.40 lbs) 165 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Guan Wei is an artist of our times. He was born in Beijing, migrated to Australia, and now lives and works in Sydney and Beijing. Other Histories was a major installation by Guan at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, in 2006-2007. The exhibition, inspired by the voyages of Ming dynasty admiral Zheng He (1371-1432) and the artist's own journey of migration to Australia, combined large-scale mural paintings and museum objects, transforming the gallery into a floating poetic corridor in which history and memory, fact and fiction, are blurred. This beautifully designed and illustrated book documenting the exhibition includes a statement and working drawings by Guan and essays by curator Claire Roberts; Geremie R. Barme, a leading historian and Sinologist specializing in China's cultural and intellectual history; and award-winning novelist Alexis Wright, a member of the Waanyi nation of the southern highlands of the Gulf of Carpentaria. |