Featuring 14 artists and one pair of artistic collaborators, What about the Art? Contemporary Art from China examines the contributions of Chinese artists to the international canon of contemporary art. Including works by Hu Xiangqian, Hu Zhijun, Xu Bing, Jenova Chen, Li Liao, Jennifer Wen Ma, Zhou Chunya, Yang Fudong, Liang Shaoji, Xu Zhen, Liu Xiaodong, Liu Wei, Wang Jianwei, Huang Yong Ping and Sun Yuan & Peng Yu, this volume explores each artist's unique formal language and methodology. Curated by New York-based, ...
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Featuring 14 artists and one pair of artistic collaborators, What about the Art? Contemporary Art from China examines the contributions of Chinese artists to the international canon of contemporary art. Including works by Hu Xiangqian, Hu Zhijun, Xu Bing, Jenova Chen, Li Liao, Jennifer Wen Ma, Zhou Chunya, Yang Fudong, Liang Shaoji, Xu Zhen, Liu Xiaodong, Liu Wei, Wang Jianwei, Huang Yong Ping and Sun Yuan & Peng Yu, this volume explores each artist's unique formal language and methodology. Curated by New York-based, Chinese-born artist Cai Guo-Qiang to counter an over-simplified Western understanding of Chinese contemporary art as either solely market-driven or politically rebellious, What about the Art? aims to tell a different story. As Cai puts it: "What I always thought was missing from exhibitions about Chinese contemporary art was the artist's individual creativity, and I wanted to single that out."
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VG+/VG+ Black fabric covered boards with the title in gilt down the spine, and a gilt design on the front cover. Has a metallic dust jacket with the title printed in black down a gold spine. The free and pasted end pages are black paper. Pages: (7), 8-255, (1). Profusely illustrated with many color images. "Featuring 14 artists and one artist-collaborative duo, What About the Art? : Contemporary Art from China examines the contributions of Chinese artists to the international canon of contemporary art, focusing on their innovations. Hu Xiangqian, Hu Zhijun, Xu Bing, Jenova Chen, Li Liao, Jennifer Wen Ma, Zhou Chunya, Yang Fudong, Liang Shaoji, Xu Zhen, Liu Xiaodong, Liu Wei, Wang Jianwei, Huang Yong Ping and Sun Yuan and Peng Yu all have their works showcased in this book." Contents are as follows: Preface / Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani--Talk talk what about the art / Cai Guo-Qiang--An exhibition document--Hu Xiangqian--Hu Zhijun--Xu Bing--Jenova Chen--Li Liao--Jennifer Wen Ma--Zhou Chunya--Yang Fudong--Timeline--Liang Shaoji--Xu Zhen--Liu Xiaodong--Liu Wei--Wang Jianwei--Huang Yong Ping--Sun Yuan & Peng Yu--Timeline / compiled by Wang Mingxian. Introduction; The art of New China (1949-2015)--The Chinese art market (1979-2015)--Exhibition checklist--In gratitude / Cai Guo-Qiang--Project summary--About the curator.
