| Chinese Museums: Strategies and Promotion of Contemporary Chinese Art Contributor(s): de Nigris, Ornella (Author) |
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ISBN: 8869771431 ISBN-13: 9788869771439 Publisher: Mimesis OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2024 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art - History | Asia - General |
| Series: Art |
| Physical Information: 230 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Over the last 30 years, the Chinese system of art museums has enjoyed an unprecedented pace of development. Following a general and ongoing renovation of China's entire system of national art institutions, there has been an impressive proliferation of meishuguan (art museums) all over in the country. Many different types of institutional statuses for art museums have recently been launched (notably small, private art museums) while others have developed rapidly (especially state-owned museums). This volume explores this range of different approaches to exhibiting and curating art, while also investigating the crucial question of the cultural sustainability of art museums in China. Through four case studies on museums and art collections in the cities of Beijing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Shanghai, this volume provides an important contribution to the debate on the past, present and future of art museums in contemporary China. |
Contributor Bio(s): de Nigris, Ornella: - Sinologist and expert in Chinese art, Ornella De Nigris in 2014 obtained the PhD in Civilization of Asia and Africa (Sapienza University of Rome) with a thesis on the contemporary Chinese museum system. Since 2014 she has been responsible for the cultural activities of the Confucio Roma Institute, from 2015 to 2017 she served as an adjunct professor of Chinese Art History at Carlo Bo' University in Urbino. She has held numerous stays in Asia (2008-2014), to follow courses in Chinese art history, Chinese Studies and museum studies. She regularly writes on international scientific journals and participates in national and international conference sessions. |