Invisible Ink
Feminism and Identity in Contemporary Chinese Art
$147.38
- Hardcover
216 pages
- Release Date
2 April 2026
Summary
What does it mean to be a woman artist – or a feminist artist – in China today?
Analyzing how Chinese women artists have reinvented traditional forms of ink and brush painting, Invisible Ink shows how the use of ink in their work becomes a tool of gender and art historical subversion in contemporary Chinese art.
The book explores how the work of Bingyi, Ma Yanling, Tao Aimin, Xiao Lu and Xie Rong invoke contemporary manifestations of the traditional C…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781350433953 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1350433950 |
| Author: | Luise Guest |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Visual Arts |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 216 |
| Release Date: | 2 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 580g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 158mm x 234mm |
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Critics Review
Invisible Ink is a unique contribution to the study of women artists and contemporary art. With innovative and in-depth research, Luise Guest uncovers the multi-layered meanings of ink as both medium and creative space in the feminist practice of five Chinese women artists. * Monica Merlin, Assistant Professor of Art History, VCUarts Qatar *
Weaves together a wealth of insights gathered from conversations with women artists across China. This vital expansion of the material turn in writing on contemporary Chinese art introduces a much-needed gendered lens to our understanding of cultural traditions and their reinvention. * Alex Burchmore, Lecturer in Art History and Curatorial Studies, Australian National University, Australia *
Invisible Ink does not argue for simply adding women into the picture, but rather for how serious attention to their art remakes our understanding of both experimental ink painting and feminist art as expansive fields of practice. * Sasha Su-Ling Welland, Professor of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies, University of Washington, USA *
Luise Guest
Luise Guest is an independent researcher, writer and curator based in Sydney, Australia. She is the author of Half the Sky: Conversations with Women Artists in China (2016) and has written for many journals and art magazines including Australian and New Zealand Journal of Art and Journal of Chinese Contemporary Art.
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