Dissidence
The Rise of Chinese Contemporary Art in the West
$59.87
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
20 November 2018
Summary
How the valorizationof artistic and political dissidence has contributed to the rise of Chinese contemporary art in the West.Interest in Chinese contemporary art increased dramatically in the West shortly after the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. Sparked by political sympathy and the mediatized response to the event, Western curators, critics, and art historians were quick to view the new art as an expression of dissident resistance to the Chinese regime. In this book, Marie Leduc proposes th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262038522 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262038528 |
| Author: | Marie Leduc |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 20 November 2018 |
| Weight: | 734g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 178mm |
| Series: | Dissidence |
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About The Author
Marie Leduc
Marie Leduc is an art historian and writer who has lectured internationally on contemporary art. In addition to teaching at universities in Canada, she has published reviews, feature articles, and interviews in Canadian Art, Yishu- Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art, and Media-N- The Journal of the New Media Caucus.
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