Contemporary Asian art
By: Melissa Chiu + Benjamin Genocchio
Contributors: Genocchio, Benjamin
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780500238745
Subjects: Asian Art; Artists; Biography; Art asiatique; Artistes; Biographies; Art and Design
Description: This volume on contemporary Asian art surveys art created in Asia or by Asian artists from the 1990s onwards. In four thematic chapters, the full scope of Asian art is covered, from calligraphy and ceramics, to installation and Internet art.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-246) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction :; title: Origins and precursors ;; title: Art worlds emerge ;; title: Themes and issues --; title: Rethinking tradition :; title: Ink and brush ;; title: Screens, prints and scrolls ;; title: Decorative arts and the miniature ;; title: Performance, ritual and religion --; title: Politics, society, and the state :; title: Participatory practices ;; title: Social consciousness ;; title: Political histories ;; title: Gendered agendas --; title: Asian pop, consumerism, and stereotypes :; title: Vulgar commodities ;; title: Everyday icons ;; title: The fame game ;; title: From Bollywood to Hollywood --; title: Urban nature :; title: Urban transition ;; title: Corporate culture ;; title: Street life ;; title: Imaginary cities -- -- Epilogue :; title: A glimpse into the future ---- Artist biographies.