A History of Art in 20th Century China / Peng, Lu.

By:

Peng, Lu

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Milano : Charta, 2010.Description: 1284 p. : col. ill., port. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cmISBN:

9788881587797
8881587793

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DDC classification:

709.51 PEN

Summary: This book allows access to the complete history of the development of Chinese art during the 20th century. An editorial that shows the huge framework of Chinese art world events and the much denser meanings that have shaped the emergence of Chinese modernism not only in mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, but also in major centres such as Paris and Tokyo. Unveiling new viewpoints and specialties, the book guides the reader through the transformation of a visual culture. Once considered "exotic" by the West, it is now at the forefront of contemporary and post-modern innovation. -- Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	LSAD Library Main Collection	709.51 PEN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100569418

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

In Lü Peng's A History of Art in 20th Century China, we at last possess a comprehensive and definitive account of the extraordinary development of Chinese art in the last century, written by its foremost expert. In over 1,200 pages of fully illustrated close analysis, Lü Peng traces the evolution of modern Chinese art, tackling its emergence not only in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, but also in such important expat centers as Paris and Tokyo. Among the many artists encountered en route are Huang Yongping, Gu Wenda, Xu Bing, Zhang Xiaogang, Wang Guangyi, Fang Lijun, Yue Minjun, Zhou Chunya and over 200 other artists.

This book allows access to the complete history of the development of Chinese art during the 20th century. An editorial that shows the huge framework of Chinese art world events and the much denser meanings that have shaped the emergence of Chinese modernism not only in mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, but also in major centres such as Paris and Tokyo. Unveiling new viewpoints and specialties, the book guides the reader through the transformation of a visual culture. Once considered "exotic" by the West, it is now at the forefront of contemporary and post-modern innovation. -- Provided by publisher.