The Conformed Body: Contemporary Art in China

Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-90-04-53742-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 11, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 193 mm x 257 mm, Gewicht: 880 g

Reihe: Modern Asian Art and Visual Culture

Through the perspective of the ‘conformed body’, this groundbreaking book examines the role in art of everyday conformist practices in the People’s Republic of China, such as mass assemblies and bodily trainings and exercises, as well as their impact on people’s perceptions and collective memories. It identifies related artworks, reassesses artistic interpretations with critical reflections, and explores a key origin of artistic productions in post-Mao China. Featuring 200 colour illustrations, the book discusses works by more than 30 internationally acclaimed Chinese contemporary artists, including Ai Weiwei, Geng Jianyi, Song Dong, Xu Bing, Zhang Peili and Zhang Xiaogang.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jiang, Jiehong

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Materielle Kultur, Wirtschaftsethnologie

Über Autor(innen)

Professor Jiang Jiehong is Director of the Centre for Chinese Visual Arts, Birmingham City University, and Principal Editor of Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art. He curates contemporary art exhibitions internationally, such as the Guangzhou Triennial (2012) and the Thailand Biennale (2018–19). Jiang is the author of many books, including The Art of Contemporary China (Thames and Hudson, 2021).