Young Chinese Artists: the Next Generation - Hardcover

Noe, Christoph; Piech, Xenia; Steiner, Cordelia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3791350609 ISBN 13: 9783791350608

Publisher: Prestel, 2010

Synopsis

The artists presented in this book came of age in a time when freedom of thought and expression was possible, if not exactly permitted. Unlike their predecessors, these artists did not feel a compulsion to politicize their work. The result is a generation that accepts materialism and economic growth as a part of the Chinese experience - and this paradigm is apparent in their arresting and often shocking works of art. This book also gives voice to other representatives of this generation outside the art world, which puts the artists presented here in a broader cultural context. This volume features thirty artists, examples of their work, and short texts about their art and lives in China.

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Review

'an explosion of ideas..a must-have for anyone practicing or working in contemporary art' --Aesthetica Magazine, February 2009

About the Author

CHRISTOPH NOE and CORDELIA STEINER founded The Ministry of Art in 2005, an organization devoted to helping young Chinese artists establish an international platform. They curate exhibits, arrange grants for artists and act as art dealers. XENIA PIECH is an art critic and expert on Chinese contemporary art.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prestel
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 3791350609
• ISBN 13: 9783791350608
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 296