Exhibiting experimental art in China
By: Wu Hung.
Contributors: David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art.
Publisher: David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art, the University of Chicago
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
Subjects: Art, Chinese -- 20th century -- Exhibitions; Avant-garde (Aesthetics) -- China -- History -- 20th century -- Exhibitions; Art -- Exhibitions -- History -- 20th century; Exhibitions -- China -- History -- 20th century
Genres: Exhibitions.
Description: "In his new book, Wu Hung raises timely questions about artistic freedom and censorship. Here, as in the Smart Museum's exhibition Canceled: Exhibiting Experimental Art in China, Wu uses the government's cancellation of the exhibition It's Me (Beijing, 1998) to anchor his analysis of the challenges faced by contemporary Chinese artists and curators." "During this time of rapid change in mainland China, artists and curators are seeking new ways to show work, and finding new allies, patrons and audiences. They are investigating ways to respond to official antagonism, to realize the potential of experimental art in the public sphere, and to maintain the independence of this art in an increasingly commercialized society. Wu addresses these issues through a survey of current exhibition practices, a discussion of the Smart Museum exhibition, a case study of It's Me, a rich collection of primary materials from eleven recent exhibitions. By introducing readers to the complex milieu of experimental artists and curators in China, Wu makes a major contribution to the growing scholarship on contemporary Chinese culture."--Jacket.

"In his new book, Wu Hung raises timely questions about artistic freedom and censorship. Here, as in the Smart Museum's exhibition Canceled: Exhibiting Experimental Art in China, Wu uses the government's cancellation of the exhibition It's Me (Beijing, 1998) to anchor his analysis of the challenges faced by contemporary Chinese artists and curators.".

"During this time of rapid change in mainland China, artists and curators are seeking new ways to show work, and finding new allies, patrons and audiences. They are investigating ways to respond to official antagonism, to realize the potential of experimental art in the public sphere, and to maintain the independence of this art in an increasingly commercialized society.

Wu addresses these issues through a survey of current exhibition practices, a discussion of the Smart Museum exhibition, a case study of It's Me, a rich collection of primary materials from eleven recent exhibitions. By introducing readers to the complex milieu of experimental artists and curators in China, Wu makes a major contribution to the growing scholarship on contemporary Chinese culture."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-221).
Published in conjunction with the exhibition Canceled ; exhibiting experimental art in China, November 19, 2000-January 7, 2001.