Stay Connected: Art and China Since 2008 - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3775761497 ISBN 13: 9783775761499

Publisher: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2026

Synopsis

Stay Connected: Art and China Since 2008 is a landmark compendium produced by Tai Kwun Contemporary and Asia Art Archive. Bringing together over 80 artists from China and beyond, the volume maps artistic responses to the profound social, economic, and technological shifts of the 21st century. Structured around nine keywords, it features newly commissioned essays by curators, writers, and scholars, alongside short texts on artworks and an extensive archival section. With three in-depth curatorial essays, this richly illustrated book offers a panoramic yet incisive account of contemporary art's entanglement with the realities of globalisation, making it an indispensable reference for understanding China's place in the world today.

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About the Author

Pi Li is the Sigg Senior Curator and Head of Curatorial Affairs of M+, a visual culture museum in Hong Kong. He previously served as the deputy executive director of the art administration department at the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA, 2001-2012). Pi Li curated the following exhibitions in the past: Right is Wrong: Four Decades of Chinese Art in M+ Sigg Collection at Whitworth Gallery in Manchester and Bildmuseet in Umea 2015 and 2014; Under Construction at Tokyo Opera Museum in 2002; Moist: Asia-Pacific Media Art at the Beijing Millennium Monument Art Museum in 2002; Fantasy Zone at Art Museum of DongA Daily in 2001 and Beijing Modern Art Center in 2002; Image is Power at He Xiangning Art Museum in Shenzhen in 2002. He was the curator of Media City Seoul in 2006. He has also served as curator for the Shanghai Biennial in 2002; and Allôrs la Chine at Centre Georges Pompidou in 2003. Pi Li earned his PhD degree in art history from the Central Academy of Fine Arts.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hatje Cantz Verlag
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3775761497
• ISBN 13: 9783775761499
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 376