A Century in Crisis: Modernity and Tradition in the Art of Twentieth-Century China

Andrews, Julia F.; Shen, Kuiyi

ISBN 10: 0810969092 / ISBN 13: 9780810969094

Published by Guggenheim Museum Pubns, 1998

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This book has very faint shelf wear along the bottom edge, black mark on the top edge of pages near spine, otherwise it is in very good condition, pages are nice and clean and the binding is tight. The dust jacket has light wear around the edges, 4 inch tear to the back cover at the spine and opposite edge with creasing between the tears, however the dust jacket is in a mylar cover, otherwise it is in good condition. Seller Inventory # 903355

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Title: A Century in Crisis: Modernity and Tradition...

Publisher: Guggenheim Museum Pubns

Publication Date: 1998

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Good

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Synopsis:

New Lower Price Between 1850 and today, China has undergone an unprecedented series of shocks and transformations. This dramatic period--which has seen urban industrialization, conquest by foreign powers, civil wars, changing governments and, more recently, a gradual opening to the international community--has also marked an explosion of artistic experimentation and innovation. Spanning 150 spectacular years of artistic production, A Century in Crisis offers the first systematic exploration of modern and contemporary Chinese art. Essays by leading scholars show the ways in which Chinese artists have grappled with modernity, tradition, self-definition and the adoption and rejection of Western convention. Sumptuous color plates showcase a dazzling array of achievements--including Shanghai School paintings, modern calligraphy, commercial art, 1920s and 1930s woodblock prints, modern guohua (traditional ink and color paintings), socialist realist paintings and other contemporary wor