Synopsis
Comprised of over 40 articles, essays and texts by top critics, scholars and writers, this book is for those who prefer the printed page or may not have the time to read articles on the web. With over 100 color images of artworks, it is the first of its kind every published on the subject of Chinese contemporary art.
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About the Author
John Clark is Associate Professor at the University of Sydney in the Department of Art History and Theory.
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Chinese art at the end of the century stands at something of a turning point. After the hysteria with which so much interesting experimental art was received at the Venice Biennale in 1999 it would appear the Euramerican art world is still reluctant to accept it no longer has if it ever had any exclusive rights over modernity. But if this external reception still retains an unshakably atavistic core, what can be said of the situation in China itself?
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